It’s not मर्कट

It purrs but it's not

any sort of Domestic

short hair or long hair

or Cheetah if you please

neither Siamese nor

Chihuahua nor Labrador

nor Pug though it does

come in packs of three,

or seven, or even thirty,

though it's not called that,

but two's a "mob," and yet,

it does just fine

on its own, as a pet

not quite legal, only

merely so... it chatters,

even spits and growls

or barks in alarm..!

It's not much of a poet

though it does favor

William S. Burroughs

in a way, and breeds

in heavy rainy seasons

as much as it digs...

all of southern Africa

with light striped brindle

It's not a ferret, nor

lizard, though mostly

insectivorous ...

It doesn't do so

very well indoors

being all so very curious

On hind legs with pointed snout

it's even shaped something

like a question mark

It's not quite this

nor quite that

It's merely... a...?

02.19.2024

Guessing ganimal challenge @AJAY9979