Henkel's Leaf Tailed Geckos - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

Henkel's leaf tailed geckos be hatched,
First time at the Lincoln Park Zoo.
The cute bundles quickly attached
Suction cup like limbs like they do.
One grabbed hold of the fingertip
Of a keeper and did hold tight.
No way was it going to slip.
Instinctively it got it right.
Their kind are from Madagascar,
Vulnerable to extinction.
So here ambassadors they are,
So conservation might be done.

These geckos, when on exhibit,
Will stick out great and be a hit.