ABC Animal Riddles

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Across
  1. 2. a group or set of twelve
  2. 4. a particular place or point
  3. 6. the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses
  4. 7. absolute; complete (used for emphasis)
  5. 9. a part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body
  6. 11. a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal
  7. 12. shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief
  8. 13. the hard protective outer case of a mollusk or crustacean
  9. 16. a limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins and living wholly in water
  10. 17. of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width
Down
  1. 1. a light, silly laugh
  2. 2. abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous
  3. 3. lacking hair; bare or bald
  4. 5. a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground
  5. 8. move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground
  6. 10. a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine and able to carry a small number of people
  7. 11. an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo. The eggs of birds are enclosed in a chalky shell, while those of reptiles are in a leathery membrane
  8. 14. cause physical pain or injury to
  9. 15. jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force
  10. 18. an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing