Limericks on animals

Here you can read two little poems on animals:

There was a young lady...

There was a young lady of Niger

Who smiled as she rode on a tiger

They returned from the ride

With the lady inside

And a smile on the face of the tiger

                                                           (Anonymous)

Why is the tiger smiling?

The Pelican

A rare old bird is the pelican

His beak holds more than his belican

He can take in his beak

Enough food for a week

But I’m damned if I know how the helican

 (Dixon Lanier Merritt)

Pronounce this poem correctly and found out what it says.

 Find the name of the animals I give the definitions for:

1. Large, pale brown, meat-eating cat
2. River reptile
3. Small fish tinned in oil
4. Largest animal with a long hanging nose
5. Goat-like animal living in mountains
6. Tall animal with a long neck
7. Ten-legged shell fish
8. Large fish valued for food ( the flesh is orange pink)
9.  Horse-like wild animal of Africa with dark stripes
10. Man-size, tree-climbing ape
11.  Bird with a hooked bill; can be taught to say words
12.  Large, fast-running bird, unable to fly
13. Small thick-tailed animal living in trees
14. Sea bird of the Arctic seas
15. Shell fish whose shell sometimes contains a pearl

In English the last four have another meaning as well, so I give you the second definition too

1.    Two-winged insect     /    to move through the air as birds do

2.    Main stem of a tree    /    long nose of an elephant

3.    Animals and birds hunted for sport and food    /     form of play, with specific rules

4.    Large, heavy animal with thick hair    /    to carry