African Animals

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  1. 1. An enormous reptile that has a long mouth lined with sharp teeth.
  2. 3. A large dark African antelope with a long head, a beard and mane, and a sloping back.
  3. 5. An African wild dog that has a dark coat with pale markings and a white-tipped tail, living and hunting in packs.
  4. 7. A small, intelligent African ape with black or brown fur, similar to a chimpanzee.
  5. 10. An African wild pig with a large head, warty lumps on the face, and curved tusks.
  6. 12. A type of small African or Asian animal similar to a deer.
  7. 13. An antelope of east-central Africa, having bluish-black and yellow markings.
  8. 14. A mammal like a deer with horns and long, thin legs that allow it to run very fast.
  9. 15. A large wild cat that has golden brown fur and that lives mainly in Africa
  10. 16. A lizard that changes skin colour to match what surrounds it so that it cannot be seen.
  11. 20. A large animal with a long neck, that lives in the desert and has one or two humps on its back.
  12. 21. A large African stork with a massive bill and large neck pouch, which feeds mainly by scavenging.
  13. 22. An enormous, four-footed animal with big ears and a long trunk
  14. 26. A large, wild animal of the cat family, with yellow fur and dark spots.
  15. 27. A large, heavy animal of Africa and Asia that has thick skin and either one or two large horns on its nose.
  16. 28. A large bird with no feathers on its head or neck that eats dead animals.
  17. 29. A large West African monkey that has a red and blue face and a very short tail.
  18. 31. An African mammal with a long nose and large ears that lives underground and eats insects.
Down
  1. 2. A large, wild cat that has black spots and can run very fast.
  2. 4. Large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves.
  3. 6. A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white.
  4. 8. A wild animal that looks like a dog, has long legs and pointed ears, and lives in Africa and Southern Asia.
  5. 9. An African wild horse with black-and-white stripes and an erect mane.
  6. 11. An African mammal closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
  7. 16. A small, very intelligent African ape with black or brown fur.
  8. 17. A small southern African animal that has a long tail and often stands up on its back legs.
  9. 18. A large African animal with a very long neck, long legs, and dark patches on its body.
  10. 19. A large Old World ground-dwelling monkey with a long doglike snout and large teeth.
  11. 23. An animal that looks rather like a dog and makes a sound which is similar to a human laugh.
  12. 24. A large African animal that has an extremely large head and mouth and short legs and that spends most of its time in water.
  13. 25. A type of very large ape that has black fur and that comes from Africa.
  14. 30. An animal that looks like a small monkey and has a long tail and a face similar to that of a fox.