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African Wildlife Crossword Puzzle

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The theme is African wildlife and conservation with a few small fillers. This is my first crossword and it was fun to create. I hope it will be fun to complete too. UK spelling.
Author: lindawhat - Diff: Harder

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      1. Large land mammal (Loxodonta africana)
      10. A spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists. The most senior is the Dalai.
      11. A hill or rocky peak - famous one at Glastonbury in UK
      12. Alternative
      13. Medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa
      17. "... the Elephants"-a seminal work by Iain Douglas-Hamilton
      19. A family of birds with heavy bills
      20. Tallest African mammal previously called a cameleopardus
      23. Single
      24. African varieties are bat-eared or Simien
      25. Longest river in Italy, flows into the Adriatic south of Venice
      27. Lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
      28. American spy organisation (abbr.)
      29. Snares are used to illegally do this
      31. A taxonomic group containing one or more orders
      33. King of the beasts (Panthera leo)
      34. A unit of measurement used in printing equal to half an em
      36. Actor Cage, briefly
      38. To, or not to, that was the question
      41. Prickly rodent with quills
      43. Excess of acid that causes gout
      44. The greatest predator and largest risk to most wildlife
      45. Abundant, especially of something undesirable
      46. Opposite of 6 down
      48. Striped Equus
      51. Cause to be vulnerable or at risk; endanger.
      53. Code for the US state famous for its alligators
      54. One of the "little five" - slow but steady wins the race (2 words)

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      1. Largest antelope (Taurotragus oryx)
      2. Said to be on this if fleeing as a criminal
      3. First name of Mr Philips, an American comedian, known for his strange appearance and falsetto voice
      4. Rarely seen nocturnal mammal, and sadly heavily poached for its scales
      5. A preposition location or arrival in a particular place
      6. Negative
      7. Illegal trade in wildlife
      8. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research (shortened form)
      9. Felidae family
      13. Wild goat of Europe and North Africa
      14. Short form for mother
      15. Tracking follows these
      16. Climbing cat
      18. Sundowner classic - with tonic
      21. Start of the subject line of an email when it is a reply to another email
      22. The young of 48 across
      26. Short surgical procedure
      27. Jane Goodall studied this in Gombe, Tanzania (Pan troglodytes)
      30. Taxonomic group containing one or more species
      32. Puff ___ - venomous snake
      35. To bite or pinch lightly
      37. Nocturnal animal often wrongly called a cat, source of musk for perfume
      38. One of the Big Five
      39. Poetic word for before
      40. General term for physics or chemistry
      42. We're going ___ safari
      47. A word said to frighten or drive away a person or animal
      49. A large, round, flattish bread roll, typically with a spongy texture and floury top.
      50. Source of oxygen for mammals
      52. Young newt