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Mystery Animal #10: Nyani
Though I do have olive locks guarding my head
Like my eyes, my backside's a bright shiny red
My snout's fairly bald yet my cheeks have thick hair
So it may seem a paradox that my bottom is bare!
But there's a tale in traditional African lore
That explains why my bottom's so red and so sore
I once partook in a bitter territorial fight
With a formidable zebra who lacking stripes was all white
I tripped up the stallion, in a bush-flare he fell
The flames licked his hide as he released a fierce yell
Of course he emerged with his telltale motif
Stomping in anger and snarling in grief
So mad and so vicious, he kicked me high in the air
The crash landing so frictious that it scraped off my hair.
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