Across
- 1. NOT a llama
- 4. Bird that shares the name of a famous literary character/family
- 7. Constrictor
- 8. Himilayan Mountain Goat
- 10. World's largest parrot
- 11. This animal is like a leopard on steroids
- 13. These sea creatures live near the surface of the water in the fall and winter, but swarm deep in the ocean during spring and summer
- 14. This animal, contrary to its name, is most closely related to porcupines, chinchillas, and guinea pigs (3 words)
- 16. This animal has a symbiotic relationship with the fungi they cultivate (3 words)
- 19. This amphibian can kill you with one touch (three words)
- 22. This animal loves to climb, and is native to the mountains of Central Asia, specifically the Himalayas, Altai, and Hindu Kush (two words)
- 23. Monkey resembling a lion
- 25. This animal can release up to 600 volts of electricity at one time
- 28. These animals are found along the coast of Peru and Chile, in the Humboldt current; hence the name, Humboldt ________
- 29. This sea creature has two eyes that move independently of one another
- 32. This large mammal has black skin (two words)
- 34. Laughing land mammal
- 38. World's fastest known shark
- 40. World's largest lizard (two words)
- 42. The only big cat species that live in groups
- 43. This animal is native to a small area of eastern North Carolina (two words)
- 45. Insect skilled in mimicry: Giant Prickly _____
- 48. SeaWorld named a roller coaster after this type of Ray
- 49. Laughing bird
- 50. _____ owls prefer the cold
- 51. "Canis" means ___ in Latin, and is the genus all canines fall under
- 52. Wild dogs prey on the these calves
Down
- 2. World's biggest rodent
- 3. Fish that sometimes has a protruding forehead
- 5. Native home to many species of Lemurs, including Red-Ruffed and Ring-Tailed
- 6. This animal is found only in the Horn of Africa, and has 3-5 inflatable nasal folds that make a honking, snorting, or sneezing sound to scare off potential predators
- 9. Stingrays lack a ______ fin.
- 12. Shark known for its aggressive behavior: ____ shark
- 15. It is illegal to keep this bird in captivity unless they are being rehabilitated or are unable to be released back into the wild for medical reasons (two words)
- 17. ______:water::Tortoise:land
- 18. this animal can sleep for three years at a time
- 19. Non-venemous constrictor
- 20. Technical name for large brown bears
- 21. Technical species name of the lion
- 24. A class of the phylum Chordata, meaning "birds" in Latin
- 26. America's ALMOST National Bird
- 27. These animals must swim constantly in order to breathe and feed.
- 30. This insect hums in the key of F (no kidding)
- 31. The apex predator of the ocean
- 33. This sea creature is arguably the smartest animal of the planet, and should be nick-named Houdini
- 35. This is the only mammal that can fly
- 36. Vulture-like bird that can be up to 4 feet tall with a wingspan of 10-12 feet
- 37. "______" sharks include Bamboo Sharks, Nurse Sharks, and Whale Sharks; named after the markings on them
- 39. Researchers are studying this animal's fur to produce a water-proof fabric that doesn't involve harmful chemicals
- 41. "Strigiformes" is the order of all ____
- 44. This animal has a reproductive organ for a tongue
- 46. This animal has a fingerprint that is so close to humans' that if it somehow left them at a crime scene, the entire investigation would be thrown for a loop
- 47. This sea creature has almost perfect radial symmetry (two words)
