Complete Clue List
Across
1. Striped equine
4. Semi-aquatic mammal
7. Rodents gnaw. What is a homophone of "Gnaw"
8. Shortened African horned mammal
9. Is a mermaid a fish? If not this name is the type of a gazelle
10. Colour of a lion's coat
11. Blood-sucking parasite with sometimes therapeutic value
14. Australian bird, sometimes thought to be a bit silly, perhaps
16. Tall slender water bird resembles but not related to a stork
17. South American mammal with a fleshy snout
19. Wombs
22. Small passerine bird
23. Life form from a bottle AND a smart person (pl.)
24. Lions fought the Christians in this place in times past
25. Enemy of many animals
26. American breed of chicken: ____ Island Red
27. English naturalist, zookeeper, author and TV personality:_____ Durrell (dim.)
Down
1. Another name for a polecat
2. Light brown in colour
3. Thinking about eras, dinosaurs come from this (7,4)
4. South-east Asian great ape (alt. spelling) (5,6)
5. Bird noise
6. ____ Helfer, noted American animal behaviourist (Or a cartoon character of "Wreck-It" fame)
12. The Age of Reptiles: Mesozoic ____
13. Chinese hornless dragon OR 22nd letter of Greek alphabet
15. Insect associated with formic acid
17. Striped feline
18. Horse with a coat colour that consists of large patches of white plus another colour.
20. Middle Eastern ruler (alt. sp.)
21. A wolf is the national animal of this European country