Pranking the Lemurs

The lemurs perched on branches, Fluffy tails all hanging down; Their faces looked like rubber And their fur was russet brown. There might have been a dozen In this part of the display, When something happened that I don’t think happens every day. A piercing, noisy, clamorous Cacophony of sound Erupted from these animals; Their terror was profound. Such agitation, so intense, (This was the real megillah) Was triggered by a man who made The noise of a gorilla. I guess it was convincing For the lemurs were quite crazed; And those of us who witnessed this Were equally amazed. When they calmed down, a child piped up, “Dad – make that noise again.” The father acquiesced, to prove The intellect of men. The lemurs, though, did not react For instinct did suffice To let them recognize the fool Who’d try to trick them twice.