Savage and Strange Animals

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Across
  1. 5. dolphin, a shy freshwater dolphin with a round head and expressive face
  2. 8. devil, a spiny lizard from Australia that drinks through its skin
  3. 9. the world’s largest rodent known for its social nature and aquatic habits
  4. 12. a large orange-and-black striped feline predator native to Asia
  5. 13. wolf, a South American canid with long legs and a fox-like appearance
  6. 14. an Arctic whale known for the long spiral tusk projecting from its head
  7. 15. a small marsupial from Australia often called "the world’s happiest animal"
  8. 20. a flightless bird with a helmet-like casque and powerful, clawed legs
  9. 23. a scale-covered mammal that rolls into a ball and eats ants with its long tongue
  10. 26. a shy forest-dwelling mammal that looks like a mix between a zebra and a giraffe
  11. 27. a large African bird with a massive shoe-shaped bill and a statuesque posture
  12. 28. a flightless, nocturnal parrot from New Zealand with a booming mating call
  13. 29. devil, a small carnivorous marsupial with a ferocious screech and powerful bite
  14. 30. a mammal with a duck-like bill that lays eggs and produces venom
Down
  1. 1. a spiny egg-laying mammal with a long snout and a sticky tongue
  2. 2. a tiny primate with enormous eyes and a leap many times its body length
  3. 3. a tree-dwelling mammal that smells like popcorn and belongs to the civet family
  4. 4. a slender, cat-like predator from Madagascar that hunts lemurs
  5. 6. octopus, a deep-sea octopus with ear-like fins that resemble Disney’s elephant
  6. 7. crab, a deep-sea creature with furry pincers that live near hydrothermal vents
  7. 10. dragon, a small sea slug with vibrant blue coloring and venomous stingers
  8. 11. an extremely rare “Asian unicorn” with long horns found in Laos and Vietnam
  9. 16. an aquatic salamander that retains its larval features throughout life
  10. 17. an antelope with a long neck that stands upright to eat from trees
  11. 18. a massive venomous lizard capable of ambushing and killing large prey
  12. 19. a wild goat with corkscrew-shaped horns found in mountainous regions
  13. 21. bear, the world’s smallest bear with a golden crescent marking on its chest
  14. 22. frog, a transparent-skinned amphibian whose internal organs can be seen through its belly
  15. 24. a broad-snouted reptile that resembles a crocodile and lives in freshwater swamps
  16. 25. a nocturnal lemur with huge eyes and an elongated middle finger for hunting insects