Wild Life
Across
- 3. A hardy, horned domestic mammal with a beard-like chin, known for its agile climbing and ability to thrive on rough vegetation.
- 7. A small flying insect known for collecting nectar, producing honey, and pollinating flowers.
- 8. The tallest living land mammal, recognizable by its extremely long neck, spotted coat pattern, and high reach into tree branches.
- 9. An Australian marsupial with powerful hind legs built for hopping, a muscular tail for balance, and a front pouch to carry its young.
- 11. A narrow-waisted flying insect with bright warning stripes capable of delivering a painful, reusable sting to defend its colony.
Down
- 1. A nocturnal flying mammal with webbed wings that uses echolocation to navigate and hunt insects in the dark.
- 2. A tiny flying insect whose females pierce the skin of humans and animals to feed on blood, often transmitting diseases.
- 4. An African wild herbivore closely related to horses, easily identified by its distinctive pattern of black-and-white stripes across its body.
- 5. A graceful forest mammal with slender legs, where males typically grow branching antlers every year.
- 6. A flightless aquatic bird native to the Southern Hemisphere that uses its flippers to swim efficiently through freezing ocean waters.
- 10. A nocturnal bird of prey featuring large forward-facing eyes, a facial disk, soft feathers for silent flight, and exceptional hearing.
- 12. A predatory ocean fish with a skeleton made of cartilage, multiple rows of sharp teeth, and a prominent dorsal fin.