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Across
  1. 4. Dr. Curtis who confirmed the 1925 Alaskan outbreak
  2. 5. The railhead where the serum run relay began
  3. 9. Region of the Red Sea home to the protective dolphins
  4. 12. Animal used to teach Binti Jua maternal skills
  5. 13. Coastal town in Brazil where swimmers were saved
  6. 14. The grey throat covering caused by diphtheria
  7. 17. Part of the dolphin used to slap the water surface
  8. 19. Family name of the heroic cat Tara
  9. 20. Fresh snow Balto could find the trail through
  10. 21. Geological phenomenon causing erratic currents
  11. 27. State where Arraial do Cabo is located
  12. 28. Role Maya took on for her breed’s reputation
  13. 29. A group of dolphins that formed a protective buffer
  14. 33. Point where Kaasen received the serum
  15. 34. Family name of the pit bull owner in California
  16. 37. Language from which the name Binti Jua is derived
  17. 39. Western Lowland gorilla who rescued a toddler
  18. 40. Swimmer rescued by a dolphin after a shipwreck
  19. 41. Norwegian musher who drove the final leg with Balto
  20. 44. Scientific category for dolphins and whales
  21. 47. Golden Retriever who intercepted a rattlesnake
  22. 49. The name of the trail stop before Nome
  23. 50. The object Jeremy was riding his bike behind
  24. 52. River where Balto sensed a "soft spot" in the ice
  25. 53. What Jeremy required after the dog bite
  26. 55. Lifeguard saved by dolphins in New Zealand
  27. 56. Localized current flowing away from the shoreline
  28. 57. Literary group D'Artagnan was named after
  29. 59. This was plucking from Balto’s paws by Kaasen at the end
  30. 60. (No, correction: BENIGN) How the New Zealand ocean appeared initially
  31. 61. Pit bull who defended her owner from an intruder
  32. 63. Title used for the dolphins of the South Pacific
  33. 64. (No, correction: BAMBOO) Material of the railing the boy climbed in Illinois
  34. 66. Term often used to describe the rider-horse bond
  35. 67. California town where Brutus the dog lived
  36. 68. Capability Seppala doubted Balto possessed
  37. 70. What Balto was usually used to haul
  38. 71. The resolve shown by the protective dolphins
  39. 72. The lasting impact of the animal's heroic act
  40. 74. Emotion displayed by Binti Jua toward the injured boy
  41. 76. Dilute calico-tabby cat who saved a boy in California
  42. 79. Name of the dolphin who saved a man in the Red Sea
  43. 81. Localized water movement created by the dolphins
  44. 84. The type of tabby cat Tara is
  45. 85. Sense felt by Angela Marcelino after the rescue
  46. 87. The organized effort of 20 mushers and 150 dogs
  47. 89. (No, correction: MERCY) The Great Race of _____
  48. 90. The original status of Tara before being found in a park
  49. 91. Biological term for selfless concern for others’ well-being
  50. 92. Specific geological dangers of the coastline
  51. 94. Type of injury suffered by the toddler in the gorilla enclosure
  52. 95. Nickname for the disease diphtheria
  53. 96. City where the serum run dogs retired to a zoo
Down
  1. 1. The "Strangler of Children" respiratory disease
  2. 2. (No, correction: STEADINESS) The quality Kaasen saw in Balto
  3. 3. Landscape of earthworks and hedges in France
  4. 6. Four-year-old boy attacked by a neighbor's dog
  5. 7. The life-saving medicine transported by sled dogs
  6. 8. Preparation Binti Jua had for her own child
  7. 10. Seven-year-old boy saved from a snake by Brutus
  8. 11. Zoo in Illinois where the 1996 gorilla rescue occurred
  9. 12. The physical form of the diphtheria medicine
  10. 15. Lead dog who navigated the final leg of the 1925 Serum Run
  11. 16. Feeling the swimmers had when the dolphins circled
  12. 18. Calculated inter-species act of protection
  13. 22. Mme. Carole who was riding D’Artagnan
  14. 23. Location of Ocean Beach in New Zealand
  15. 24. Winds reaching 80 mph in the 1925 storm
  16. 25. The social role of Binti Jua in the troop
  17. 26. The "_____ World" exhibit habitat for primates
  18. 29. Beach in Rio de Janeiro where riptides occurred
  19. 30. (No, correction: CURTIS) First name of the Nome doctor
  20. 31. The true nature of gorillas despite popular media
  21. 32. The living wall of dolphins the swimmers couldn’t see past
  22. 33. California city where Tara the cat lives
  23. 35. Where the dolphins escorted the humans to safety
  24. 36. The protective zone created by the dolphins
  25. 38. Three-meter-long Great _____ shark that stalked swimmers
  26. 42. Species of dolphin that protected Rob Howes
  27. 43. Businessman who led the effort to save the Nome dogs
  28. 45. Park in New York home to a Balto statue
  29. 46. Alaskan town saved from a diphtheria epidemic in 1925
  30. 48. Seppala’s lead dog who ran the most treacherous leg
  31. 51. Blinding disorientation caused by wind-driven snow
  32. 54. The product of upbringing according to Maya’s story
  33. 58. Title often given to the viral video of Tara
  34. 62. Nature of the ocean environment according to the text
  35. 65. Region of western France where the horse rescue occurred
  36. 69. Sensation felt by swimmers before the dolphins arrived
  37. 73. French horse who shielded his rider from lightning
  38. 75. The sound crossed by Seppala during the serum run
  39. 77. Professional name of the neighbor's dog that attacked
  40. 78. Climate of the Brookfield Zoo on the day of the rescue
  41. 80. Owner of the heroic pit bull Maya
  42. 82. Seventeen-month-old infant gorilla on Binti Jua’s back
  43. 83. Musher who chose Togo for the Norton Sound leg
  44. 86. Famous dog sled race inspired by the 1925 Serum Run
  45. 88. Color of the Atlantic surface in Brazil
  46. 90. Instinctive protective behavior found in retrievers
  47. 93. Peninsula where Nome is located