Keith Johnson's Australasian Bestiary - The Tuatara

THIS IS HOW THEY ARA

Our Te Ara

It’s the be’s and he’s

Our tuatara

He’s a fossil tease.

But I will bet

Your gold tiara

You won't find

No 3-atara.

 

See: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/tuatara/page-1

Painting by Angela Rout