BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-04)

92 BBC Wildlife April 2020

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CrosswordcompiledbyRICHARDSMYTH, quizsetbyBENHOARE

AC ROS S
1 NewWorldthrushthatmightbe
eastern,westernormountain(8)
5 Burrowingmarsupial(6)
10 Genusofplantswithstar-shaped
flowerheads(5)
11 LargewaterbirdofAustralia(5,4)
12 Smallparrotalsoknownasa weiro
birdorquarrion(9)
13 WildcatsoftheAmericas,also
calledjaguarundis(5)
14 WetlandhabitatofNorfolk(6)
15 Legumeandforagecrop,Medicago
sativa(7)
18 Wetlandhabitat,richinsphagnum
mosses(4,3)
20 Horseflies,colloquially(6)
22 ___flycatcher,smallestmember
ofthegenusEmpidonax(5)
24 Subphylumofmany-legged
creatures(9)

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ACROSS:1/14themost

perfectthing, 10 vireo,

11 oxpeckers, 12 canning,

13 reptile, 16 octopuses,

19 steel-head, 20 Timor,

22 Nertera, 25lemming,

27 congereel, 28 nests,

29 Everett’sthrush.

DOWN:2 hirundine,

3 Maori,4 snowgoose,

5 paper,6 rockpipit, 7

elemi,8 tuskers,9 avocet,

15 goldeneye, 17 tidalflat,

18 symbiosis, 19 sanicle,

21 rugose, 23 range,

24 alert, 26 miner.

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H RobertsonGlasgow

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25 Studentoflivingthings(9)

26 TropicalfruittreeofCentral

America(5)

27 Sugarproducedbytrees(6)

28 Offungalhyphae,tree-likein

structure(4,4)

DOWN

1 Bough;subdivision(6)

2 Rashcausedbystingingnettle(9)

3 Folknameforplantsinthe

sunflowertribe,nativetothe

southernUS(8,7)

4 Widespreadmammalsofthefamily

Leporidae(7)

6 ShrubofSouthAfrica,Pelargonium

quercifolium(7,8)

7 ___bird,speciesnotedforthemale’s

elaboratecourtshipstructures(5)

8 ___tortoise,Testudinidae

subspeciesfoundinnorthAfrica(8)

9 FloweringplantofMexico,related

tochrysanthemumsandzinnias(6)

16 ___ant,anothernameforthe

armyant(9)

17 Eucalyptustree,alsocalledthe

but-but(5,3)

19 The___,countryofwestAfrica,

richinbirdlife(6)

20 ExpertattheNaturalHistory

Museum,perhaps?(7)

21 FlightlessrailofNewZealand(6)

23 Ring-shapedcoralreef(5)

2) 2020 marks 200 yearssince

thersteversightingof...

A Antarctica

B Thegiantsquid

C Deep-seablacksmokers

3)Twomembersofwhichspecies

disruptedfootballtrainingat

FortWilliamlastDecember?

A Pinemarten

B Reddeer

C Wildcat

4)Whichwildowerisusedto

makeadrugthathelpstheheart?

A Daisy

B Bramble

C Foxglove

5)DavidAttenboroughoncetold

RadioTimeshewasn’tfondof...

A Leeches

B Rats

C Mosquitoes

6)Whatdoesahealthycoralreef

soundlike?

A Thunder

B Fryingbacon

C Thedawnchorus

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1) Which of these is not a

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C Peewit