Let me introduce the Gaur.
It's a cow, but superpowered.
It's made of thick slabs of muscle,
And I wouldn't suggest you tussle.
They aren't cattle you can rustle,
That is, unless - in point of fact --
You're eager to be rustled back.
Please allow me a conjecture:
One Meerkat stood to give lecture,
But as with me, as a pupil,
Other Meerkats lacked the scruple
To make a show of listening,
Finding the walls more interesting.
Hanuman Langur
mimics a lounging housecat;
then paws at nothing.
lean & scratched up:
stray cat stares at a leaf
as if it's ham.
stony fortress,
moated: turtle stretches neck
out to sniff the air.
startled squirrel drops
its nut; so sad for it, but
we all get a tree.
Turtle exits its hiding place
beneath a rotten log.
Its shell snags on that old, dead wood
he drags the log along.
Does he know that he's double-shelled?
He seems so unaware.
When he breaks free, he gains no speed --
just crawls on like he don't care.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 