Loxodonta Loxodonta Africanus - African Elephants

Worn down by migration's perils; Worn down by Neolithic spears - They survived. Though sabre-tooth gnashings stayed them; Though Dire-wolves pack-savaged them - They survived, they survived. Though pursued by pharaohs for sport; Though hannibalised by the armies of Zama - They survived. Through the ravaging of ivory coffles; Through Tippu Tib's and Karamoja's lustings - They survived, they survived. Through Mutesa's and Lobengula's slayings; Through the fauna annihilation of the Boers - They survived. Through King Leopold's bloody harvests; Through trophy accumulators on safaris - They survived, they survived. Civilization had not yet flickered; Its embers may have long faded - They survive. One thing to learn from them: Inoffensive sagacity - They survive, they survive, they survive. Note 1: this is an imitation of the format of a beautiful poem “Trees” by Ondra Lysohorsky Note 2: Tippu Tib, Karamoja Bell, Mutesa and Lobengula were all involved in the nineteenth century ivory trade.