Pongo abelii
Orangutan asks
Why only use my two hands?
Feet are just as good

Pongo pygmaeus
Orangutan climbs
A good distance away from
African great apes

Gorilla gorilla
Gorilla ponders
When brute force fails to resolve
Perhaps more force works

Gorilla beringei
Mountain gorilla
Calmly chews wild celery
Peaceful times are rare

Pan paniscus
Bonobo grins big
The sweeter the fruit should be
The more sex required

Pan troglodytes
Chimpanzee hoots loud
In the driving rainstorm’s wrath
Why no umbrella?

Homo sapiens
Human walks away
From forest and savannah
Just sits in traffic