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It is probably the most laidΒ-back member of the animal kingdom.
They're actually great swimmers now, but later they will become excellent hoppers.
A horrid monster hides from the day, with many legs and many eyes. With silver chains it catches prey. And eats it all before it dies. Yet in every cottage does it stay. And every castle beneath the sky.
Oh how I love my dancing feet! They stay together - oh so neat. And when I want to walk a line, They all stay together and do double time. I count them up, ten times or more, And race on-off, across the floor.
I have big ears and a trunk and I never forget. What am I?
Describes a mysterious region and a stylish pair of shorts.