Page 36 - Storytime - Issue 32 (April 2017)
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The Degus next door look like big fat rats,
But don’t let them hear you call them that!
These rodents from Chile have tufty tails,
And dig mega burrows with their claws and nails.
They live in huge groups of one hundred or more,
And clean up in sand baths, which they adore.
From Degu to Emu – they’re feathered and funny,
And come from Australia, where it is sunny.
The Emu can’t fly, but it sure can run fast,
Watch you don’t miss it, as it sprints past!
They’re famously nosy – a real big bird,
But not quite as tall as the king of the herd …
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