The animal world

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Across
  1. 2. One of nature's apex predators, an insect with large, coloured wings
  2. 5. Often kept as a pet, usually in charge
  3. 8. Reptile that lives in lakes and rivers, watch out for their tears!
  4. 11. Eats bamboo all day and sleeps a lot
  5. 14. Lives in a burrow, has a cotton tail
  6. 15. Has big ears and a very long nose, can 'hear' through their feet
  7. 16. A unicorn without its horn
Down
  1. 1. Possibly the cutest animal in the sea
  2. 2. Often a best friend
  3. 3. Has a very long neck and a blue tongue
  4. 4. Small and often green, always wins the long jump and the high jump events
  5. 6. Can hide under a thick, hard shell when things get tough
  6. 7. Big cat, king of the animals
  7. 8. Daisy, Buttercup or Bessie
  8. 9. An intelligent sea animal that can sleep with one half of its brain
  9. 10. Muscular creature with no legs - not slippery at all!
  10. 12. Hairy tree-dweller with a long tail, often up to funny business
  11. 13. A large fish with very sharp teeth, its skin used to be used as sandpaper