Literary exploration of the human-animal bond

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Across
  1. 3. The scientific study of animal behavior.
  2. 5. Taming an animal to live with humans.
  3. 7. Relating to a transitional or in-between state.
  4. 8. A long poem or story narrating heroic deeds.
  5. 9. Filled or soaked with a quality.
  6. 11. Comfort or consolation in distress.
  7. 14. A descriptive collection of beasts, especially medieval.
  8. 15. Short tale with a moral, often with animal characters.
  9. 16. A universal symbol or original model.
  10. 19. Able to perceive or feel things.
  11. 20. Abundantly filled or well-supplied.
Down
  1. 1. Ability to understand and share another's feelings.
  2. 2. A channel for transmitting something.
  3. 4. Existing from the very beginning of time.
  4. 6. A detailed analysis and assessment.
  5. 10. A figure of speech implying comparison.
  6. 12. Story with a hidden moral or political meaning.
  7. 13. Giving human traits to non-human entities.
  8. 17. Evoking a touching sadness or regret.
  9. 18. An innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior.