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Creatures of the Night

Easy · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 1. North American prairie canine famous for yapping and howling at night
  2. 3. Common rodent with a long hairless tail that roams at night
  3. 7. Small spiny mammal that rolls into a prickly ball for defense
  4. 10. Flying mammal that sleeps upside down during the day
  5. 11. Shelled garden gastropod that glides out on a trail of slime after dark
  6. 12. Small nocturnal lizard capable of walking up vertical glass walls
  7. 13. Bushy-tailed canine that often hunts small animals after dark

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  1. 2. Tiny Southeast Asian primate with huge immobile eyes and long leaping legs
  2. 3. Ring-tailed mammal known as a masked bandit for raiding trash cans
  3. 4. Warty, land-dwelling amphibian that emerges at night to eat insects
  4. 5. Winged insect that is frequently attracted to outdoor lights at night
  5. 6. African mammal with a long snout that digs up ant and termite nests
  6. 8. Smooth-skinned amphibian known for loud croaking sounds at night
  7. 9. Wild native dog of Australia that primarily hunts at night
  8. 11. Slimy, shell-less mollusk that feeds in gardens after sundown

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World Animal Day

Medium · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 2. Antlered grazer common in woodlands
  2. 3. Pack hunter successfully reintroduced to certain national parks
  3. 5. Menagerie setting that focuses on conservation efforts
  4. 7. Primate endemic to Madagascar
  5. 8. Natural home that conservationists work to restore
  6. 10. Bamboo-eating bear that serves as a famous conservation icon
  7. 13. Pig-like jungle herbivore with a prehensile snout
  8. 14. Shaggy bovine that once roamed American plains in massive herds

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  1. 1. Wooded expanse serving as home to countless creatures
  2. 2. Highly intelligent marine mammal known for its clicks and whistles
  3. 4. Amphibian often used as an indicator of ecosystem health
  4. 6. Keep vulnerable populations safe from harm
  5. 9. Ursine creature often symbolic of wilderness preservation
  6. 11. Our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, facing severe habitat loss
  7. 12. Pride leader of the savanna

The Bear

Easy · 5×5 · 5 words
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  1. 1. Sharp nail on a bear foot
  2. 4. Color of a grizzly bear
  3. 5. A place where a bear sleeps

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  1. 2. Size of an adult bear
  2. 3. Frozen precipitation in a winter den

animals

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  1. 1. An amphibian that starts its life in water
  2. 3. An African animal known for its black and white stripes
  3. 5. A common small feline pet

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  1. 2. A farm animal known for climbing rocky terrain
  2. 4. A flying mammal that is active at night

reptiles

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  1. 1. Rear appendage that some geckos can drop to escape
  2. 4. Heavy constrictor snake native to Africa, Asia, and Australia
  3. 6. Long sharp tooth used to deliver venom

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  1. 1. Shelled reptile that spends much of its life in water
  2. 2. Venomous serpent with hinged fangs and triangular head
  3. 3. Venomous snake famous for spreading its neck into a hood
  4. 5. Leathery capsule laid by most female reptiles

lambs I want to use the words: bottle baby, hoof ewe,hay, Pasture, lamb, Barn, ram, Flock

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  1. 3. The characteristic vocalization of a sheep or goat
  2. 4. A movable barrier in a fence used to control sheep movement
  3. 5. A wild canine predator that is a traditional threat to sheep
  4. 8. A greasy substance extracted from sheep's wool used in cosmetics
  5. 9. The entire coat of wool shorn from a sheep at one time
  6. 11. An uncastrated male sheep known for its large curved horns
  7. 12. To assemble or direct a group of livestock into a specific area
  8. 13. Dried grass used as winter fodder for livestock

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  1. 1. A small enclosure for livestock, especially for holding a mother and newborn
  2. 2. The thick curly hair that forms the fleece of a sheep
  3. 3. An orphaned lamb raised by hand and fed with an artificial nipple
  4. 4. To feed on growing grass and herbage in a field
  5. 6. Of, relating to, or resembling sheep
  6. 7. A breed of herding dog often used to manage sheep
  7. 10. An adult female sheep capable of producing milk and offspring

EWE - An adult female sheep RAM - An adult male sheep LAMB - A baby sheep FLOCK - A group of sheep PASTURE - Land where animals graze HAY - Dried grass animals eat BOTTLEBABY - A lamb raised with a bo

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  1. 1. A hard pointed growth on the head of some sheep
  2. 2. To gather or move animals together
  3. 5. Relating to or resembling sheep
  4. 6. An open area of land without trees
  5. 10. A breed of sheep known for fine wool
  6. 11. The thick hair of a sheep used to make clothes
  7. 13. The meat from an adult sheep
  8. 14. A group of sheep

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  1. 1. The hard foot of a sheep
  2. 3. An adult female sheep
  3. 4. A field of grass where sheep can run
  4. 7. Farm animals kept for use or profit
  5. 8. The natural grease found in sheep wool
  6. 9. The sound made by a sheep
  7. 12. A baby sheep

World Elephant Day

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  1. 1. Appropriate adjective for a land-dwelling behemoth
  2. 3. Elongated incisor targeted by illegal traders
  3. 7. Open, grassy plain ecosystem
  4. 8. Natural sunscreen applied via trunk
  5. 10. Illegal wildlife threat highlighted by conservation campaigns
  6. 12. White material banned from international trade
  7. 14. Tipping the scales at several thousand pounds
  8. 15. Resource these animals can supposedly smell from miles away

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  1. 2. Typical hue of thick, wrinkled skin
  2. 4. Highly intelligent, much like these mammals
  3. 5. Brassy, resounding call of alarm or excitement
  4. 6. Wise, older female leading the family unit
  5. 9. Natural environment increasingly fragmented by human development
  6. 11. Nation where the Amboseli ecosystem is located
  7. 13. Cooling flap on a massive mammal

Animal Collective Nouns

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  1. 2. Lurk around with a group of bushy-tailed canines
  2. 3. Backpack or a group of howling hunters
  3. 5. Sky-high assembly of long-necked herbivores
  4. 6. Military unit or a group of monkeys
  5. 9. Pea container or a marine mammal family
  6. 11. Lazing in the sun with sharp teeth
  7. 12. Mean-spirited bunch of large black corvids
  8. 14. Playful splashing of river-dwelling mammals
  9. 15. A feline cluster that might ignore you
  10. 17. A squirrel's nest or the group itself
  11. 18. Buzzer's convention in the air
  12. 19. Church congregation or woolly grazers
  13. 20. Surprise attack from a group of striped cats

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  1. 1. High-jumping group of spotted felines
  2. 2. Reprimanding group of colorful blue birds
  3. 4. Obscure name for a group of burrowing badgers
  4. 7. Stubborn assembly of long-eared pack animals
  5. 8. A homicidal assembly for the intelligent scavenger
  6. 9. Total chaos or a group of parrots
  7. 10. Subversive plotters or just a group of ravens
  8. 11. Corporate meeting of stinky mustelids
  9. 13. A gathering of wombats or old philosophers
  10. 16. An attic-dwelling group of racing birds

cows

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  1. 1. A young cow
  2. 4. The organ that produces milk

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  1. 2. The place where cows live
  2. 3. An adult male cow
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