Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Tongue Sniff - LP Zoo

This beaded lizard needs to do

A sticking out of tongue to tell,

Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,

What's in the air for me to smell.

Yes, I have nostrils also that

Aren't to sniff but for breathing air.

The what's new in my habitat -

Is a scent of bad or good there?

Especially something to eat,

My tongue is able to sniff out,

And sends forth for my brain's receipt

If it's a go or if there's doubt.

To smell if predator or prey,

My tongue flicking is on display.