More Funny Poems About Animals

A further collection of funny poetry about animals, including some very special poems by our new poet, Kate Williams.

Pet Subject

Have you ever saved and saved your pocket money to buy something special and as soon as you've bought it, found out it wasn't so special after all?

Bar Humbug

'Take your pet zebra with you to the supermarket and something like that was bound to happen.' Yes, mothers really do know best (at least when it comes to looking after zebras).

The DBP

It's part riddle and part poem. Can you recognise this famous oviparous antipodean animal from the clues in the verse?

Beasts in the Mist

Finally, a funny poem about sheep. But beware, these creatures aren't quite as cute or cuddly as you might imagine.

Zebra Crossing

A gentle introduction to the poetry of Kate Williams, in the form of a funny poem about the zebra.

Hippos and Haikus

The haiku is a very special form of verse which originates in Japan. A haiku must have exactly 17 syllables, made up of three lines of five syllables, seven syllables and five syllables. Oops!

Grumpillas

Have you ever met a cantankerous gorilla? You're about to...

The aardvark is best known as the animal that comes first in the dictionary ...and the telephone book ...and the school register. Oh, how the aardwolf must have cursed! But there's much more to the aardvark than its alphabetical eminence.

Scene of the Slime

This is a dark and menacing poem about the revenge that the author plans for the slimy garden invaders that are eating all his plants.

Dinosaur School Days

I could have put this poem in the school poetry section, but whilst there are hundreds of poems about school, poems about dinosaurs are almost extinct. There's only one other dinosaur poem on the site, but its so rude I'm going to leave you to find it for yourself.

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