Most wanted and most hunted
\nMost extra ordinary
\nCovered in the truest scales
\nA ball thats seldom played with
\nThats unless, all else fails
\nKeratin a substance
\nNot known to be a cure
\nFor human symptoms that we know
\nDespite it being pure<\/p>\n
An offering of wisdom
\nAn armoured cloak may be
\nAble to withstand the feline claw
\nAnd possibly
\nCreate a curious anomaly
\nThat the Chinese dare to break
\nIts tongue is longer than its body
\nIts true it is no fake<\/p>\n
A spiny ant eating mammal
\nToothless we can say
\nNo market for those faeries
\nAnd clearly no decay
\nAnd despite its natural innocence
\nTraditional medicine seems
\nTo have dreamed up its significance
\nAnd I am told when steamed<\/p>\n
The pus through the infection
\nThat cripples and does scar
\nIs cured by adding all these scales
\nIn fact it is a star
\nAnd there are some 8 species
\nIts longevity no one knows
\nIts stench of fear
\nWhen it is here
\nApparently just grows<\/p>\n
More obnoxious by the moment
\nEven the skunk runs fast
\nThe soul they call the Pangolin
\nCreates the vilest blast
\nMost wanted and most hunted
\nIn all the animal world
\nTraditional Chinese medicine
\nIn that complex world its hurled<\/p>\n
And Thousands of them daily
\nAre rendered down and pure
\nAnd sold For quite a fortune
\nAs one such special cure
\nThey are so shy and illusive
\nThey forage night and day
\nWhen they are in the neighbourhood
\nAnts they run away<\/p>\n
In Namibia there is one such beast
\nCalled Katiti and I guess
\nThey are able now to follow her
\nWith her honourable GPS
\nCollar thats been fitted
\nAnd three ladies who now try
\nTo follow her about all day
\nTo know the reasons why
\nShe does what she does
\nAnd perhaps why the Chinese
\nPay so much
\nTo use and abuse the Pangolin
\nAs a curative as such<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Most wanted and most hunted Most extra ordinary Covered in the truest scales A ball thats seldom played with Thats unless, all else fails Keratin a substance Not known to be a cure For human symptoms that we know Despite … Continue reading