Complete Clue List
Across
1. This beautiful insect may be called Vanessa (3,7)
4. The goldfish belongs to this group - but does it complain?
8. The largest insect ever to have flown is thought to have been one of these
10. Tropical species of insects, related to the crickets and grasshoppers katy---
11. Common name for the barred owl (4,3)
13. Where marine creatures are found
14. Alternative name for rabbit
15. Fierce African animal commonly called the honey badger
17. The pupa of this insect provides a very strong, beautiful thread
20. Fish eggs or a small deer found in Britain
21. Medium sized spotted cats with tufted ears
23. The little gentleman in velvet
24. Neither he nor she
25. In the wild, many animals die young and never get ---
27. The name given to foxes' homes
29. Tropical species of humped cattle
30. Striking pink bird with black and white wings and crest. Rare Summer visitor to Britain
31. Largest of the woodpeckers which breed in Britian, Picus viridis (5,10)
Down
1. This animal is found on Brownsea Island and nests in a drey
2. The larva of this beetle makes a tapping noise in old wood
3. Large sea mammal with a rounded tail, often called a sea cow
5. Britain's only poisonous snakes
6. A relative of the weasel, this tree-dwelling animal is protected in Britain
7. The Latin name for this animal is Glis glis - the Romans used to eat it (6,8)
9. A dog following a scent keeps its head ---
12. Species name for the lion
14. When a cow gives birth she is said to -----
16. Large chestnut and white duck with a black-green head and prominent red bill found around the Britis
18. When chimps use a stick to prise larvae from logs they are using a ----
19. A snake which kills by constriction, not venom. There was once a famous one called Monty!
21. Cats are often described as being sensuous and ----- in their movements
22. Your horse could be described as your trusty -----
26. Ruminant belonging to the family Cervidae
27. The female emperor penguin only produces one of these each year
28. Female badger
29. Abbreviation used for a place which breeds and conserves animals and exibits them to the public