Animals #2

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Across
  1. 1. The Steller's ___ Eagle is, on average, the heaviest eagle in the world
  2. 2. Shark with a shovel-like snout
  3. 5. The _____ ____ is sometimes referred to as the "rainforest of the sea" (two words)
  4. 7. A ____bill is a very large stork-like bird
  5. 9. This animal has eyeballs bigger than its brain
  6. 11. A ____ Snake's pattern sometimes looks like the pattern on a Clown Fish
  7. 13. These tusked animals are suffering tremendously as a result of climate change and global warming
  8. 14. This Kings Island roller coaster was named after a venomous rattlesnake
  9. 15. An Eyelash _____ has scales above its eyes that look like eyelashes
  10. 17. Bighorn Sheep are an example of a _______ animal, meaning they are active during the day and they sleep at night
  11. 18. _______ Leaf-Tailed Gecko's are found only on the Island of Madagascar, where they hide in trees because they look like leaves themselves
  12. 20. The tallest living terrestrial animal
  13. 23. Considered to be the bird of an evil omen, the ____ owl has also been called the "demon owl," "death owl," "ghost owl," and "rich owl."
  14. 26. The American ____ is a small rabbit sometimes known as the "whistling hare"
  15. 27. This animal discharges a foul-smelling fluid with a scientific name of "mephitis," meaning "bad odor"
  16. 30. The spines of a Red ____fish can deliver a venomous sting to prey
  17. 32. The ______cutter Shark is a parasite, meaning it feeds off larger animals without killing them
  18. 34. These animals have long, skinny legs, and a long, skinny tail to help then run up to 112 KM/hour
  19. 36. The _____ Rattlesnake is highly venomous and is named after the striped pattern on its skin
  20. 37. Nemo's companion, Dory, is a Blue ____
  21. 38. Over 100 million sharks are killed every year by ______
  22. 40. A ___nose Ray is named for the shape of its head
  23. 42. Small northern Weasel with a short, black-tipped tail
  24. 46. Dragonflies and ______flies form a heart with their tales when they mate
  25. 49. Nocturnal Lemur often viewed as a harbinger of evil
  26. 50. The _________ Snapping Turtle gets its name from its powerful jaws and the ridges on its shell
  27. 51. This mammal is a great climber, often scaling icy cliffs (two words)
  28. 52. The River ______ gets its name from the African word "Kuta," meaning "turtle"
  29. 53. The Tiger _____ is a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia; they are the only among their species with a spotted tail in addition to a spotted body
  30. 54. The American _____ has toes with adhesive pads to facilitate climbing
  31. 55. Heavy, slow-moving, venomous lizard: the ____ Monster
  32. 57. Rafiki from "The Lion King" is this kind of monkey
  33. 60. All Clownfish are born ____
  34. 61. This carnivore has a raspy tongue that helps it remove every piece of meat from the bone
Down
  1. 1. The Japanese ______ Crab is every arachnophobic's nightmare
  2. 3. The ____ uakori is a small monkey with a bright crimson (and terrifying) face
  3. 4. This big cat has very large paws that help it navigate snowy surfaces and mountains (two words)
  4. 5. These American animals have silvery irises that help them see well in low-lighting conditions
  5. 6. This lizard resembles the Spitter Dino from Jurassic Park (hyphenated)
  6. 8. The ______ Seal is one of nine species of ice seals
  7. 10. Many types of this animal are on the list of endangered species in the United States
  8. 12. This bird is very symbolic, and was a popular subject of mythology and folklore
  9. 14. The Pacific Black______ is a deep-sea predator that preys on small crustaceans and other fish
  10. 16. The Peacock ______ Shrimp can throw a punch at 50 mph, accelerating faster than a .22-caliber bullet
  11. 19. This bird's name is also used as a golf term
  12. 21. The ____ Deer is also commonly known as the "Chital Deer"; "Chital" means "spotted"in the Sanskrit Language
  13. 22. The _______ Shark is the second largest fish in the world, and filters up to 4,000,000 pounds of water every hour while filter feeding
  14. 24. A Harpy Eagle is a very powerful ______
  15. 25. To a female _____, size matters; she selects her mate based on the size of his antlers
  16. 28. Large venomous snake (two words)
  17. 29. Flamingos are naturally
  18. 31. The _____back is a species of brightly-colored sea slug
  19. 33. A hoofed mammal is called an ________
  20. 34. A Sun ______ is a small, loud parrot
  21. 35. The National animal of South Africa
  22. 39. ______fishes are named for the modified dorsal fine spine they use to lure prey
  23. 41. A subspecies of Zebra that went extinct in 1883
  24. 43. The Arctic ____ will fly from its arctic breeding ground all the way to the Antarctic and back again (at least 12,000 miles) each year
  25. 44. This animal's name comes from a Native American word that means "he who kills with one leap"
  26. 45. Moray Eels have a second set of ____
  27. 47. Though the Atlantic ____fish looks terrifying, it is not typically aggressive towards people, unless provoked
  28. 48. Adding this suffix to a Jaguar creates a Weasel-looking cat
  29. 56. The Red-______ Batfish is a glamorous fish found in the Galapagos Islands
  30. 57. The Turquoise-Browed ______ is the National bird of El Salvador and Nicaragua; the tips of this bird's tail feathers are shaped like rackets
  31. 58. The scientific name for the Gray ____ comes from the Greek language, and it means "hooked-nose sea-pig"
  32. 59. California ______ Squirrels accidentally act as seed dispersers when hiding their food because they often forget where they've buried it