Lion

Heart of the day
Shadows lying under a tree
Golden maned killers

Gregory Thomson

WHALE

It lives underwater
It slaps its tail down on the water.
Its huge body moves fast.

Ruby Vegesana

THE SPITTING COBRA

An animal I hate
It is long but eats eggs
It is scared of people

Andries Roos

Wonderful colours
Curled up on a tree
Makes the world pretty

GRACE LEGOPELO

THE TWISTER

Underground lives
A big monster that eats
And ruins life

David Kidd

CROCODILE

He's lying dead still.
A bird flies over - he's a goner.
Deep down under water.

CAMERON SIMON

RHINOS
Doesn't like fire
Sticks with the child
Has big horns

ORATILWE MODIEGI

LION

Fur golden brown
Pounces on its prey
Roars loudly

Catherine Lukwago

Leopard Tortoise

An armoured animal
It's a leopard tortoise in its own way
It's an African knight

By Dean Cook

WAVE

Leaping giant
Flies until the sky
Crashing down

Ryan Shaw

LEOPARD

The flying wild cat
As smooth as a puppy dog
Quiet as a tree

Marcel Huppelschoten

THE CRAB

Pinching things
Underwater and land shopping
Brings new life

Ludo Nduna

DRAGON FLY

Soaring beauty
Hovering in mid sky
DARTING FLYER

By Ryan Shaw

THE LEOPARD

Strides through the grass
Sprints and strikes the buck
Has lunch cool in a tree

Jacob Gebauer

THE DOLPHIN

Glistens in the light
Streamline bodies slice through waves
Friendly with humans

By Maryam Issadeen

Hyena

African scavenger
Roams the plains looking for a carcass
To take to its young

By Connaire Coleshaw STD 6

BAOBAB

Strange fruit on strange tree
Brown out and creamy white in
Old mysterious tree

Elmarie Bekker

THE DOLPHIN

Very beautiful
Steals many people's hearts
A friend to man.

Thato Molalapata

LION

A bearded thief
Teeth sharp and bright gold
Brings new life

MOFENYI MAREKA

THE BIRD

Colourful creature
Takes lots of worms
Feeds young

RENIESA MANIKAM

The Eagle

The sharp- eyed predator circles the land.

Craig Harvey

THE HIPPO

Underwater stroller
Grabbing, snatching, swallowed and gone
Splashing in the water

Siobhan Dawson

The Fish Eagle

Winged hunter
Dives into cool water
Brings new life

Jason Whelpton

THE CAMEL

A very tall survivor
Walking on the burning ground
Tail swinging up and down.
PANFI DISASI

The Goldfish

Swims swiftly through the water
Gold in colour and very shiny
Brings new life in eggs.

Paige McKenzie

The elephant

Huge germinator
Germinating with dung
Brings new life

Daniel Van Niftrik

Kingfisher

Winged fisher
Grabs the fish and splashes
Can bring new life

Tatenda Mtemeri

THE SEA

Underwater world
Perfect in every different way
Filled with lovely animals

Kirsty Grounsell