BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-05)

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96 BBC Wildlife May 2020

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AC ROS S
1 Hart’s___,evergreenfern(6)
5 Smallfish,informally(8)
9 Deciduoustreeofthefamily
Sapindaceae(8)
10 Neotropicalforestbirdwith
a large,brightbill(6)
11 Shrubintherosefamily,also
calledshadbush,saskatoonor
chuckleypear(12)
13 Indonesianisland,hometo
numerousendemicspecies(4)
14 Plantinthefig-marigoldfamily,
widespreadinSouthAfrica(3,5)
17 Melodicpasserinevocalisations(8)
18 Betavulgaris, grownforitsedible
taproot(4)
20 Smallwadingbird,Charadrius
hiaticula(6,6)
23 MiddleEastpeninsula,hometo
camel,gazelleand2 Down(6)

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ACROSS:1 bluebird,

5 wombat, 10 Aster, 11

blackswan, 12 cockatiel,

13 eyras, 14 broads,

15 alfalfa, 18 peatbog,

20 cleggs, 22 least, 24

myriapoda, 25 biologist,

26 ilama, 27 xylose,

28 arumtype.

DOWN:1 branch, 2

urticaria,3 Barbara’s

buttons,4 rabbits,

6 oakleafgeranium,

7 bower,8 Tunisian, 9

dahlia, 16 legionary, 17

applebox, 19 Gambia, 20

curator, 21 takah, 23 atoll

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24 BatsofthegenusNyctalus,

whichmightbebirdlike,Japanese

ormountain(8)

25 Anothernameforthemuskturtle,

whichcanreleasepungentodours

fromitsscentglands(8)

26 Termfora largebullelephant(6)

DOWN

2 Long-horneddesertantelope(4)

3 Pampas,steppeorprairie,

perhaps?(9)

4 Culturalresponsestothenatural

world(3-3)

51984 BBCnaturedocumentary

thatwaspresentedbyDavid

Attenborough(3,6,6)

6 Uplandplover(8)

7 Winglessparasiticinsect(5)

8 Fast-runninggroundcuckoo

ofcartoonfame(10)

12 WidespreadrodentofSouth-East

AsiaandPolynesia(7,3)

15 Yellow-floweringtreesthatmight

becommonoralpine(9)

16 Anothernameforclimbing

hydrangea,nativetosouth-east

USA(8)

19 Black-and-whitewader,symbol

oftheRSPB(6)

21 StateoftropicalwestAfrica,with

importantpopulationsofgorillaand

sun-tailedmonkey(5)

22 Waxystructureatthebaseof

somebirds’bills(4)

2)WhichoftheseUKsummer

visitorsislasttoarrive?

A Sandmartin

B Swallow

C Swift

3)BBCWildlife’s 2013 polltopick

anationalspeciesforBritainwas

wonbythe...

A Hedgehog

B Redfox

C Redsquirrel

4)Whoinventedthescientic

systemfornamingspecies?

A CarlThunberg

B CarlHagenbeck

C CarlLinnaeus

5)Womblesaside,whatcanyou

seeonWimbledonCommon?

A Stagbeetle

B Hazeldormouse

C Sandlizard

6)Atarecentprotest,who

saidtheywereproudtobe

an“uncooperativecrusty”?

A EmmaThompson

B StanleyJohnson

C BrianMay

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1) Why is this Caribbean

beachpink?

A Analgalbloomiscoveringit

B It’smadeoftinyemptyshells

C Just a trick of the light