Madeline Animal Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Like Lyme disease
  2. 3. Egg-laying mammal from Australia
  3. 5. Like a pug’s skull shape
  4. 6. Parasite spread by mosquitoes, not romance
  5. 12. Distinctive chimpanzee vocalization
  6. 16. Thing checked in a sick cat by pinching skin
  7. 21. Protective “third eyelid”
  8. 22. Listen carefully, perhaps to a Labrador with a murmur
  9. 23. Painful hoof condition feared by horse owners
  10. 25. Fur color seen in collies and German shepherds
  11. 26. are intentionally sneaky:
  12. 27. Surgery that removes a blood-filtering organ
  13. 30. Octopus, notably
  14. 35. Nearly indestructible microscopic animal
  15. 37. Tiny implant scanned at shelters
  16. 38. Deadly puppy illness, informally
  17. 41. Turtle shell plates
  18. 45. Egg-laying
  19. 47. North America’s only marsupial
  20. 49. Thing forgotten exactly when the squirrel appears
  21. 51. Insect-eating relative of the hyena
  22. 52. Community cats cared for outdoors
  23. 53. Ability of some marine creatures to glow
  24. 55. Basic order that some huskies treat as optional
  25. 56. Low-cost surgery site for pets
  26. 60. Indoor reptile habitat
  27. 62. Hummingbird’s energy-saving state
  28. 63. Wolf or fox, taxonomically
  29. 66. One treating patients who may bite
  30. 67. Family gathering for lions, tigers, and housecats
  31. 69. Rabbit raising
  32. 70. Drug prescribed after a suspicious stool sample
  33. 71. Disease that may jump species
  34. 72. Sedative frequently used in veterinary medicine
  35. 73. Difficult birth in veterinary medicine
  36. 74. Lip-curling response seen in horses and big cats
Down
  1. 2. Birder with advanced degrees
  2. 4. Raising birds professionally
  3. 7. Pertaining to an organ detecting pheromones
  4. 8. Common canine skin cancer
  5. 9. Sensitive feline facial area
  6. 10. Command that may involve a paw
  7. 11. Marsupial famous for seeming to smile
  8. 13. Sunday-Style Clues
  9. 14. Toward the nose, in anatomy class
  10. 15. Sudden nighttime sprint session
  11. 17. One calming both pets and owners
  12. 18. Joint stiffening
  13. 19. Vestigial “thumb” on many dogs
  14. 20. Pelican’s expandable feature
  15. 24. Chew that mysteriously vanishes under couches
  16. 28. Genetic trait behind corgis’ short legs
  17. 29. Study of reptiles and amphibians
  18. 30. Vulture cuisine
  19. 31. Veterinary specialty involving animal reproduction
  20. 32. Scientific study of animal behavior
  21. 33. Metabolic breakdown process
  22. 34. Dangerous uterine infection in dogs
  23. 36. Long-tailed African monkey
  24. 39. TRICKY CLUE
  25. 40. Sample brought in awkwardly wrapped in a grocery bag
  26. 42. Buffalo, incorrectly
  27. 43. Disorder involving nonfood cravings
  28. 44. Tooth specialized for shearing meat
  29. 46. Bird digestive chamber
  30. 48. Yellowish in coloration
  31. 50. Tapeworm, scientifically
  32. 54. Seasonal explosion of fur
  33. 57. Shark or ray
  34. 58. Routine ranch procedure
  35. 59. Small black Belgian dog breed
  36. 61. Historic firearm … or an overeager retriever?
  37. 64. Groomer’s least favorite phrase
  38. 65. Post-surgical “lamp shade”
  39. 68. Cow, for one — and also someone overthinking