Animals 1

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