ZooWeird 3

A doggerel series about odd or little-known animals.

Hoosier cavefish (Amblyopsis hoosieri): The Hoosier cavefish is a subterranean blind fish from southern Indiana, U.S., first discovered in  2013. Scientists found that the species was divided into two distinct evolutionary lineages: one north of the Ohio River, in Indiana, and one south of the river, in Kentucky.

The Hoosier cavefish—always blind—

Must have a well adapted mind—

You know, the very sort of kind

That you and I and all possess.

And that’s the reason, in a mess,

That you and I (shall we confess?)

Do not make errors of the sort

That might elicit some retort

(The unkind kind)—or cause a court

To call us to a sad account

Because the staggering amount

We owed would rival that tall mount—

Yes, Everest, yes, that’s the peak.

So, Hoover cavefish, as we speak,

You’re in the dark—it’s hide-n-seek!

And with the darkness all around,

The best news is (I could expound)

Is that it’s hard there to be found!