by Chris O’Carroll

“The researchers found that brown and ruffed lemurs were being eaten the most. They are relatively large, are considered to be tasty, and are not too difficult to catch.”
—The New York Times

The fruit some Madagascar lemurs eat
Makes lemur meat a sweet (illegal) treat
For that poor nation’s city-based elite.

Bushy-tailed, endearingly bright-eyed,
To-die-for yummy barbecued or fried,
Lemurs could vanish from the countryside.