Sumatran Poems - Poems about Sumatran

Maximillian was the largest Sumatran orangutan we ever met. He was gentle unless you were an enemy, then he would stomp and fret. His three hundred pounds made an impressive sight in the jungle wild. He often threw a baby fit reminiscent of a two or three-year-old child. He lived to be thirty-seven, which is a record for orangutans...

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Sumatran Orangutans are listed as, critically endangered They are found in, in the provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh with only nine populations, that number about two hundred and fifty but because of human populations, their numbers are not pretty Orangutans live their lives, exclusively living among the trees and females hardly go to ground, with males are seen there...

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Sumatran Rhinos are listed as, critically endangered and are now classified as, “functionally extinct” as they are only seen in zoos, for their genes to be preserved but the death of two subspecies, makes them so distinct Sumatran Rhinos used to live, on Borneo and Sumatra islands and are the smallest, of the living Asian Rhinos These Rhinos have two horns,...

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Sumatran Tigers are listed as, critically endangered They are found in Asia, only on the island of Sumatra and are the smallest sub-species, existing well before Cleopatra with their colorful amenities, and their traditional accessories These Tigers live with, Elephants, Rhinos and Orangutans and their habitat is, forests grasslands and wetlands Tigers are well known, as the “King of the Jungle” and...

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Sumatran Elephants, are critically endangered and there are local extinctions, in many places as it is humans, who have willfully managed to invade their territory, not leaving many spaces Nearly 70%, of the Sumatran Elephants great habitat has been totally destroyed, by the now known human rat in just one generation, over two thirds of lowland forests have been willfully razed,...

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Through the forests of Sumatra Through the dark and sweaty jungle Proud and fearless pads the tiger Pads through bamboo, palm, liana Powerfully swims across the water Webbed feet pounding ‘gainst the current, Unaware of near extinction Forest dwindling, disappearing Shrinking by illegal logging Teak for tables, chairs and profit. Will our tiger last the decade ? To our children, ancient history ? Ancient history, myth and...

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