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OURWILD WORLD


90 BBC Wildlife July 2020


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Crossword compiledbyRICHARD SMYTH, quiz setbyBEN HOARE


AC ROS S
1 Treealsoknownashazelpine,noted
foritssweetresin(3,3)
5 Small-leavedshrub,Salvia
microphylla, nativetoMexico(4, 4)
9 Essentialcomponent of
photosynthesis(8)
10 Heathers(6)
11 Blossomingtreeinthegenus
Fraxinus(9,3)
13 Anothernamefora diver(4)
14 PlantinthesubfamilyAsteroideae,
purportedtorepelparasites(8)
17 Thistle-likeplantfoundamid
sanddunes(3,5)
18 A collectivenounforvultures(4)
20 Smallantelopeofeasternand
southernAfrica(12)
23 Africancountry,hometothe
VolcanoesNationalPark(6)
24 Tundra rodents (8)


MAYANSWERS
ACROSS:1 tongue, 5
tiddlers,9 sycamore, 10
toucan, 11 serviceberry,
13 Java, 14 iceplant, 17
birdsong, 18 beet, 20
ringedplover, 23 Arabia,
24 noctules,25 stinkpot,
26 tusker.

DOWN:2 oryx,
3 grassland,4 eco-art,
5 TheLivingPlanet,
6 dotterel,7 louse, 8
roadrunner, 12 Pacific
rat, 15 laburnums, 16
woodvamp, 19 avocet,
21 Gabon, 22 cere.

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25 Songbirdthatcalls‘teacher,
teacher’(5,3)
26 Australiancity,hometo the Blue
GumHighForest (6)

DOWN
2 FlightlessbirdsofAustralia(4)
3 Seed-eatingsongbird that flocks
in‘charms’(9)
4 Flylarva(6)
5 AnothernameforViolasororia, a
purple-floweredplantpopularwith
thecaterpillarsoffritillaries(9,6)
6 Apiarystructures(8)
7 Weaponofa wasporscorpion (5)
8 UKreptilethatfeedson
amphibians(5,5)
12 Perennialinthefamily
Echinacea(10)
15 Birdnotedforitselaborate
courtship structures (9)

16 Largestlivinglandmammal(8)
19 OldWorldlizardsthatmightbe
spiny,insularorfalse(6)
21 Red___,bushy-tailedmammal
ofsouth-westChinaandthe
easternHimalayas(5)
22 ___weed,herbofthe
southwesternUS,used in
folk medicine (4)

2)Whichscavengingbirdof prey
issaidtonickknickers?
A Buzzard
B Goldeneagle
C Redkite

3)Whatholdsthetitleasthe
world’sheaviestsnake?
A Greenanaconda
B Rockpython
C Kingcobra

4)Whichspecieshascaused
powercutsatCERN’s Large
HadronCollider?
A Woodmouse
B Rabbit
C Stonemarten

5)Whatpollinatordoweneed
tothankfor chocolate?
A bee
B fly
C bat

6)Vikingsworshipped Yggdrasil,
whowasagiant...
A Ashtree
B Brownbear
C Atlantic salmon

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