Dazyure

THIS POETRY FORM was created by Scott Venus, aka Errant_Panther on Allpoetry.

The "Dasyure" (pronounced Dass-ee-yur) is a small marsupial mouse native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, in some areas it is also called a "Quoll".

The above image is a Richard Lydekker painting of the Spotted-tailed Dasyure. Richard Lydekker (1848-1945) was an English born Naturalist / Artist and a foremost authority in his time on mammals of the world, in particular game animals.

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