Across
- 2. a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal which frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur
- 7. a Mexican salamander that in natural conditions retains its aquatic larval form throughout life but is able to breed
- 9. a large plant-eating marsupial with a long powerful tail and strongly developed hind limbs that enable it to travel by leaping, found only in Australia and New Guinea
- 10. an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat
- 11. a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal
Down
- 1. a large bird of prey with a massive hooked bill and long broad wings, renowned for its keen sight and powerful soaring flight
- 3. a large flightless seabird of the southern hemisphere, with black upper parts and white underparts and wings developed into flippers for swimming under water
- 4. a grayish-brown American mammal that has a foxlike face with a black mask and a ringed tail.
- 5. a small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries
- 6. a large African mammal with a very long neck and forelegs, having a coat patterned with brown patches separated by lighter lines. It is the tallest living animal
- 8. a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice
