Mammals!

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Across
  1. 2. A very small rodent that looks like a mouse with a short tail. Sometimes they migrate in groups if their population gets very large. It is said that they will mistakenly follow each other off a cliff.
  2. 4. A small mammal with gray fur, a very pointed nose, and a long thin tail. People often say their name without the first letter which is an "o."
  3. 8. An animal with long legs and a long neck. They live in the mountains of South America. They are closely related to camels, but are smaller.
  4. 9. An animal with horns, a long neck, long legs, and hooves. It is known for fast running. The end of its name rhymes with "soap."
  5. 11. A small, furry mammal with large, round eyes and a long tail. They are active mainly at night. Rhymes with femur.
  6. 14. A mammal that spends most of its life in the ocean, but can also go on dry land. They are related to walruses.
  7. 15. A mammal whose body is protected by hard, bony plates. They live in Central and South America, and the southern United States.
  8. 17. A mammal that lives in the water. It looks like large fish but it breathes air.
  9. 18. A large monkey that has a long snout like a dog's. Part of their name rhymes with spoon.
  10. 19. A North American mammal that is closely related to dogs, foxes, and wolves. They have a pointed nose and ears and a bushy tail. They hunt small animals. They often howl and they have been showing up in neighborhoods at times.
  11. 20. It lives in the ocean and has flippers for front legs. They eat sea plants and are very gentle, and are sometimes called sea cows.
  12. 23. A large mammal with a striped coat, long legs, and hooves.
  13. 25. A small, quick deer of the western plains of North America that resembles an antelope and has small, forked horns curved rearward at the tips.
  14. 26. This animal is related to skunks. Their name is also used to mean "bothering someone in a persistent way.
  15. 28. A mammal with long pointed ears, short front legs, and big, powerful back legs.
  16. 29. It spends its entire life in trees, using its long claws to hang upside down. They move very slowly.
  17. 31. A wild mammal that has a pointed nose, pointed ears, and a bushy tail. Often reddish brown in color.
Down
  1. 1. A small animal with tiny eyes and very soft fur that lives underground in tunnels.
  2. 2. A large mammal with short yellow or gray fur and black spots. Related to tigers.
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  4. 5. An enormous animal with floppy ears and thick, strong legs.
  5. 6. It is closely related to wolves and dogs, eats the remains of dead animals. It rhymes with "tackle."
  6. 7. They have a cry that sounds like strange human laughter. Most of them are nocturnal and eat the remains of dead animals. They are found in Africa and Asia.
  7. 10. A large, very strong mammal with short, yellow-orange fur and black stripes.
  8. 12. Another name for a woodchuck.
  9. 13. A small mammal with black and white fur and a bushy tail. They are active at night.
  10. 16. A large, wild cat of Africa and southern Asia that has solid black spots on its fur. They have long legs and are the fastest animal on land.
  11. 18. A large rodent, up to four feet long, with thick brown fur and a wide flat tail.
  12. 21. A large mammal with a long snout, long ears, a long tail, and almost no hair. They use their powerful claws to dig open ant or termite nests. The last part of their name rhymes with bark.
  13. 22. Winnie the Pooh
  14. 24. A small mammal with long ears and long back legs for running or jumping.
  15. 27. A wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. The beginning of its name is the same as Guppu's childhood friend.
  16. 30. This mammal is in the cat family with soft, spotted fur, pointed ears, and a short tail. Rhymes with sphinx and the second letter is a "y."