Mammalogy Terms

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Across
  1. 2. appearing or active in twilight
  2. 4. adapted to support a large body weight
  3. 6. A type of hopping gait used by some mammals, including rabbits, kangaroos, and hares
  4. 7. living in trees
  5. 9. terrestrial locomotion where an animal moves by means of its two rear (or lower) limbs or legs
  6. 11. a small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus
  7. 13. Young are relatively independent at birth
  8. 18. Nostrills that can open and close on command
  9. 19. the hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid
  10. 20. some use of arm swinging,to use arboreal locomotion
  11. 21. active in the daytime
  12. 22. the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile
  13. 24. A pouch that forms the first part of the large intestine
  14. 25. he bones that make up the tail of many vertebrates, including humans, dinosaurs, and monkeys
  15. 28. burrowing
  16. 29. Ant eating
  17. 30. a dental feature in some mammals that helps with grooming and other functions
Down
  1. 1. Eyelid membrane to protect the eye
  2. 3. the external part of the ear in humans and other mammals
  3. 5. thickened areas of skin on the buttocks of primates that help them sit on hard surfaces
  4. 8. a breastbone (sternum) with a ridge or extension (keel) that extends from the midline of the bone
  5. 10. ap or space between two teeth, typically located between the upper front incisors
  6. 12. the existence of two different forms (as of color or size) of a species especially in the same population
  7. 14. leaf eating
  8. 15. the lower portion of the stomach that connects to the small intestine
  9. 16. a stomach that has multiple bag-shaped structures
  10. 17. a beaklike projection
  11. 23. teeth that slant forward from the tips of the upper and lower jaws
  12. 26. Split uterus
  13. 27. primates swing from tree limb to tree limb using only their arms