World Wildlife Week Puzzle

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  1. 2. I am the highly endangered river dolphin living in this river in one of the most densely populated regions in India
  2. 5. I recently hatched with many of my turtle brothers and sisters in freshly-cleaned beaches in Mumbai after 20 years!
  3. 9. I am revered in the mythologies and folklore of India and one of the longest, most dangerous reptile in the world
  4. 11. I was known as the dancing bear until the Wildlife Conservation Society India banned my use for human entertainment and returned me back to the wild.
  5. 12. I am covered in silver and gold hair and make my home in forests amidst the mighty mountains.
  6. 13. I appear in the Himalayan mountains of Uttarakhand in a vibrant flash of colours dancing to attract my mate with my glorious plumage
  7. 14. My African and Asian elephant brothers and I live in this form of social organisation where our mothers and granmothers are the head of the family.
  8. 15. This is the peculiar floating river grasslands that make up mine and my fellow Sangais habitat in Manipur.
  9. 16. I am known as the Whistling Dog and look like a curious mixture of a wolf, a fox, and a dog!
  10. 17. I am a small cuddly rust-coloured mammal and though you may think so, I am not related to the Giant Panda!
  11. 18. I wrap myself in this cozy home to emerge as a beautiful butterfly
  12. 19. I am the link between land and water, home to a stunning array of marine and land creatures
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  1. 1. I am a diamond-shaped fish with a large wingspan, closely related to sharks, gliding in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean
  2. 3. I am an antelope protected and revered by the Bishnois in Rajasthan. My horns resemble long ringed corkscrews
  3. 4. I am the purple pig-nosed frog discovered in 2003 in this region recognised as a biodiversity hotspot in India.
  4. 6. I am the Dung Beetle - the only known non-mammal to navigate using this stellar map in the night.
  5. 7. I am a furry dog-like creature who loves floating on water to bask in the sun
  6. 8. I am the national park home to two-thirds of the world's rhinoceros including the Great One Horned Rhino in India
  7. 10. I am striped with black and gold and hunt in the dense mangroves of Bengal.
  8. 15. I am also called the Scaly Anteater wrongly believed to have body parts with medicinal and curative properties.