This chapter argues that ethological observation is a vital part of decolonial poetics. Working from the premise that the European colonial project has obfuscated not only non-European human voices but the voices of the more-than-human as well, the discussion will explore signal trends in twentieth-century and contemporary creative practices that attempt to interrogate and overturn this project. Guided by insights from “Municipal Gum” by Quandamooka poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal, I propose that the works of multi-media artist Catherine Clover and musician and musicologist Hollis Taylor are important examples of an emergent, ethologically informed decolonial poetics.