Animal Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Fast-running spotted cat of the African plains (double sound and silent h))
  2. 3. Small aggressive alarm dog native to Mexico (unusual 'wa' sound)
  3. 5. Colour shifting reptile (ch as /k/ sound)
  4. 6. Laughing scavenger of the African savannah (odd “ye” vowel pattern)
  5. 8. South America's largest mammal, known to spit (double letter)
  6. 10. It's name means horned nose found in Africa and Asia (silent "h")
  7. 12. A pack hunting carnivorous fish (Spanish root)
  8. 14. A small nectar feeding bird known to be able to fly backwards.(compound noun)
  9. 15. A armoured mammal known to burrow (unusual "y" pronunciation)
Down
  1. 1. Large hairy spider found in warm regions ("t" making a “ch” sound)
  2. 4. Common fish known to swim upstream (silent "l")
  3. 5. The largest rodent on Earth (Portuguese root)
  4. 7. Burrowing ant-eater with a long snout (Dutch root)
  5. 9. North American scavenging wild dog ('o' as long /i/ osund)
  6. 11. Large orange ape native to south east Asia (unusual /ng/ sound)
  7. 13. Long necked, spotted African animal (double consonant)