OURWILD WORLD
90 BBC Wildlife August 2020
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AC ROS S
8 Sociablecorvid(4)
9 Coniferousevergreenthat’s
nativetothemountainsofNorth
Africa(5,5)
10 Smallsongbirdthatfeedsin
fast-runningstreams(6)
11 Noisygardenbird,Sturnus
vulgaris(8)
12 FlightlessrailofNewZealand,
alsocalledtheMaorihen(4)
13 Tropicalsocialinsectnotable for
itsstrongmandibles(7,3)
17 Bill(4)
18 Europeancountry,hometothe
Udineshrew,aeolianwalllizardand
Corsicanhare(5)
19 Photosyntheticorganismsuch
askelp(4)
20 Honeyeater-likesongbird of
New Zealand (10)
JUNE’SANSWERS
ACROSS:1 frilled
monarch, 10 Ardea, 11
cupclover, 12 Bristol,
13 Eugenia, 14Aphis, 16
peccaries, 19 Omphalina,
20 stoma, 22 tendril, 25
Forsyth, 27 pondheron,
28 young, 29 Spy In The
Huddle.
DOWN:2 redbishop,
3 least,4 eucalypti, 5
maple,6 Nilegrass,
7 raven,8 herbals, 9
Zambia, 15 seaurchin, 17
cha nch, 18 ivorygull,
19 octopus, 21 alhagi, 23
nanny, 24 larch, 26 rayed.
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22 Flyinginsectsuchasthecinnabar
orsilverY (4)
23 ___clover,veryrarevarietyof
trefoil,thoughttobelucky(4-4)
27 Tree-dwellingpredatorymammal
thatmightbepineorbeech(6)
28 Fruity-soundinghummingbirdof
PuertoRico(5,5)
29 Bigcatof Africa,Pantheraleo (4)
DOWN
1 AridbrushlandhabitatofEast
Asia(4,6)
2 Oceanfishinthetunafamily(8)
3 Beakedfishthatfeedsonalgae
scrapedfromcoral(10)
4 Europeanmountainrange,home
toibexandchamois(4)
5 ContinentonwhichtheAmur
tigerandIndian elephant can be
found (4)
6 ___wagtail,colourfulmigratory
bird,Motacillaflava(6)
7 ___owl,Tytoalba, widespreadbird
ofprey(4)
14 Arachnidgroupthatincludes
mitesandticks(5)
15 Conservationist,authorofthe
1960 bookBornFree(3,7)
16 Long-leggedwaterbirdsthat
mostlyfishafterdark(5,5)
19 Butterfliesthatmightberedor
white(8)
21 LargeforestbirdoftheAmericas,
inthegenusGalliformes(6)
24 Ladies’fingers(4)
25 TreesinthegenusUlmus(4)
26 Extensivewetlandhabitat of
eastern England (4)
2)Jelly sharethefavouritefood
ofwhichmightymarine animal?
A Leatherbackturtle
B Swordfish
C Bluewhale
3)Whichspecies’namecomes
fromtheScottish for ‘horse of
thewoods’?
A Badger
B Capercaillie
C Reddeer
4)Howmanyarms do most
star shhave?
A Five
B Six
C Seven
5)Thespikyseedheadsof which
plantinspiredVelcro?
A Burdock
B Thistle
C Sweetchestnut
6)WhatPaci cnationwasthe
world’s rsttomake tourists sign
anecopledge?
A Maldives
B Palau
C Tahiti
Alamy
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