Badgers and Other Mustelids

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Across
  1. 1. a vast system of burrows that is dug by Old World badgers
  2. 4. sharp spines on porcupines that can cause painful wounds
  3. 5. the flesh of dead animals that is eaten by other animals
  4. 6. a place in a sett or burrow where animals sleep, give birth, or raise young
  5. 7. a type of animal whose teeth nevr stop growing-including beavers, mice, porcupines, and rats
  6. 8. the skin of a fur-bearing animal that is used to make dclothing
  7. 10. a large group of burrows belonging to prairie dogs, also called a prairie dog town
  8. 12. an area in which an animal lives and wich it defends from many other animals
  9. 13. a male badger
  10. 16. an animal that eats both animals and plants
  11. 18. an organ in an animal's body that makes a special substance, such as musk
Down
  1. 2. a species whose members have died out
  2. 3. a hole dug in the ground by an animal for refuge or shelter
  3. 5. an animal that eats meat
  4. 8. an animal that is caught for food by another animal
  5. 9. an animal belonging to the scientific family mustelidae which includes badgers, ferrets, otters, skunks, and weasels
  6. 11. a substance in food that helps a living thing grow and live
  7. 14. a female badger
  8. 15. a group of Old World badgers living together
  9. 17. a strong-smelling liquid produced by mustelids to drive away attackers and mark territory