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 Mortimer Meanders - LP Zoo

Mortimer, the turtle, does do

A very slow stroll through the grass

Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,

Checking over ground he does pass.

An eastern box turtle he be,

Comes from the eastern U.S.A.,

Prefers to be on land does he,

Some wading in water's okay.

When wanting to be safe alone,

This turtle pulls together tight,

Thus becoming a "box" of bone

Until the outside world seems right.

But at the Zoo, Mortimer knows

He is safe wherever he goes.