September Animal Awareness

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Across
  1. 5. Term for the leader of a group of gorillas
  2. 7. Term for large animals, of which rhinos are some of the largest remaining
  3. 10. Despite having the gastrointestinal tract of a carnivore, this is the red panda's main food source
  4. 11. Term for a hoofed mammal (a rhino is an odd-toed one)
  5. 12. In Ancient Greek, this animal's name roughly means "nose-horned"
  6. 14. Don't let the name fool you, the red panda is not closely related to this
  7. 16. A grouping of gorillas that live together
  8. 17. Building material of hair, fingernails, and rhino horns
  9. 18. Since they lack front teeth, rhinos use these to pluck food
Down
  1. 1. The 2022 film "Turning Red" features this small mammal
  2. 2. An animal evolved to feed on plant matter
  3. 3. 25 distinct ones recognized in gorillas, such as barks, grunts, roars, and rumbles
  4. 4. Two currently recognized subspecies of red panda: Chinese and this
  5. 6. The largest living primate
  6. 8. A term for animals that live in trees, such as red pandas
  7. 9. Along with Western, one of two species of gorilla
  8. 13. Lower-jaw which, in gorillas, protrudes out farther than maxilla
  9. 15. Red pandas have technically "false" ones, but they still help with grasping bamboo!