Tongue Sniff - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

This beaded lizard needs to do
A sticking out of tongue to tell,
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,
What's in the air for me to smell.
Yes, I have nostrils also that
Aren't to sniff but for breathing air.
The what's new in my habitat -
Is a scent of bad or good there?
Especially something to eat,
My tongue is able to sniff out,
And sends forth for my brain's receipt
If it's a go or if there's doubt.

To smell if predator or prey,
My tongue flicking is on display.