Animal Kingdom

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Across
  1. 3. Likes to pinch and make sideways escapes
  2. 5. Tree rat
  3. 6. Orange blur with claws and zero patience
  4. 9. Trash panda
  5. 14. Swamp’s top predator — and worst cuddler
  6. 15. The ocean’s friendly, flippered smile
  7. 18. Rodent with a knack for waterside real estate
  8. 21. Fart squirrel
  9. 22. Danger noodle; Nope rope
  10. 23. Flaps like a bird, honks like a traffic jam
  11. 24. Tail-swinging sneak with gourmet taste (just ask Remy)
  12. 26. Not-so-tiny teddy with a roar
  13. 28. Sleeps all day, questions everything at night
Down
  1. 1. Computer accessory's furry namesake
  2. 2. Eight-legged tough guy with a stinger to match
  3. 4. Tail-wagging, ball-chasing furry alarm system
  4. 7. Carrot thief with excellent hearing
  5. 8. Aquatic grandpa with serious tusk game
  6. 10. Bouncy Aussie with built-in baby storage
  7. 11. Beaked symbol of freedom and rodent doom
  8. 12. Moo-dy pasture dweller
  9. 13. Hooved Uber of the Old West
  10. 15. Tuxedo Ice chicken
  11. 16. Purr machine that likes to knock things over
  12. 17. Prince in desperate need of a kiss
  13. 18. Tiny mammal that avoids the sun like a vampire
  14. 19. Mane attraction at the zoo
  15. 20. Prison pony
  16. 25. Carries its house, never pays rent
  17. 26. Jungle periscope with fashion-forward spots
  18. 27. Not great with pigs or grandmas