Nocturnals

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Across
  1. 4. these sweet babies don't fly but fall with style (2 words)
  2. 5. this "cool" critter can be found at becky david
  3. 9. a homophone for a term of endearment that is a serious hazard to cars on the road
  4. 10. Colloquially known as trash pandas, these remarkable mammals wash their food before eating it
  5. 14. these architects of nature make you sit back and say, dam
  6. 16. this playful furball can be found at both the St. Louis Zoo and Aquarium
  7. 18. these cheeky monkeys live in madagascar and like to move it move it
  8. 19. these insects can be heard chirping in the twilight, some species can tell you the temperature
  9. 20. the only thing these flat nose bears love more than eating eucalyptus is sleeping
  10. 22. these are incredibly strong and ill-tempered mammals named after an island state in Australia
  11. 24. these airborn insects share one of their names with the bright lights that accompany storms
  12. 27. these spotted felines share their name with a brand of car
  13. 28. this mama lets her babies ride on her back, or in her pouch. The ONLY animal in North American that can do that
  14. 29. this porcine pest is extremely dangerous and often hunted from helicopters in Texas
  15. 30. these lizards make great pets and share a name with another nocturnal feline (2 words)
  16. 31. named for their active time, these avians have such a pretty song people have written poems about them
Down
  1. 1. sharing its name with an indestructable member of the X-Men, these mean tempered mammals look much friendlier than they are
  2. 2. this mammal, prone to crash, has a playstation series named after him
  3. 3. this wise bird is the symbol of Athena
  4. 6. these laughing scavengers are as whet as a warthogs backside
  5. 7. like many birds, this one is named for its 3 syllable call
  6. 8. this is the largest member of the rodent family has no natural predators and can be seen riding crocodiles
  7. 11. this creature is the mammal version of the rolly polly bug
  8. 12. this guy has distinctive cube shaped droppings that are hard to explain
  9. 13. these huge felines have "eyes" on the backs of their ears to deter predators
  10. 14. these sky puppies see the world from a different point of view
  11. 15. do not mistake this stinker for a cat or you are in for a bad time
  12. 17. this confusing thing has a bill like a bird, a tail like a beaver, lays eggs, and is one of the few venomous mammals
  13. 21. the critters look like a cross between a kangaroo and a mouse and can be seen as a puppet in an episode of Bluey
  14. 23. this dog-like good boy's name rhymes with a famous farmer's dog
  15. 25. this is one of the critters in the nocturnals series that always looks like it is plotting something
  16. 26. this sly canine like mammal's young are called kits and can be seen in Robin Hood
  17. 29. these large felines share a first name with a famous builder