Nature

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Across
  1. 3. a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night
  2. 4. a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams
  3. 8. damage caused to air by harmful substances or waste
  4. 9. an area of land covered with a thick growth of trees
  5. 12. small flying insects that bite people and animals and suck their blood
  6. 15. a sea creature with a soft, oval, almost transparent body
  7. 17. catching too many fish in an area of the sea, so that there are not many fish left there
  8. 19. an animal that produces eggs and uses the heat of the sun to keep its blood warm
  9. 20. animals of which the female feeds her young on milk from her own body. Most mammals give birth to live young, not eggs
Down
  1. 1. the reduction in the amount of space where a particular species, or group of species can survive and reproduce
  2. 2. an area of grass, trees, or other vegetation set apart for recreational or aesthetic purposes in an otherwise urban environment.
  3. 5. an area of land that is protected in order to keep safe the animals and plants that live there, often because they are rare
  4. 6. chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit
  5. 7. a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams
  6. 10. a small, brown animal, similar to a frog, that has big eyes and long back legs for swimming and jumping
  7. 11. a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes
  8. 13. a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web
  9. 14. a small animal with a long, narrow, soft body without arms, legs, or bones
  10. 16. a very large animal with short legs and thick, dark grey skin that lives near water in Africa
  11. 18. very small animals with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very small animal