BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-09)

OURWILD WORLD

90 BBC Wildlife September 2020

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Crossword compiledbyRICHARD SMYTH, quiz setbyBEN HOARE

AC ROS S
8 Nepetacataria, plantirresistible
tofelines(6)
9 Countrytowhichthewaliaibex
isendemic(8)
10 Fishalsoknownasa dorado
ordolphinfish(4-4)
11 Softtissuefoundinmost
animalbodies(6)
12 __bug,insectinthefamily
Miridae(6)
13 Africanbirdofprey,Asio
capensis(5,3)
15 Beetlesometimescalleda
lightningbug(7)
17 RSPBreserveintheDearne
Valley(3,4)
20 PlantinthegenusPlantago, used
asa sourceofdietaryfibre(8)
22 Divingwaterbirdsinthe order
Podicipediformes (6)

JULY’SANSWERS

ACROSS:1 redgum, 5

babysage,9 sunlight,

10 Ericas, 11flowering

ash, 13 loon, 14 fleabane,

17 seaholly, 18 wake, 20

klipspringer, 23 Rwanda,

24 lemmings,25 great tit,

26 Sydney

DOWN:2 emus, 3

goldfinch,4 maggot,

5 butterflyviolet, 6

beehives,7 sting,8 grass

snake, 12 coneflower, 15

bowerbird, 16 elephant,

19 agamas,21 panda,

22 ague

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23 Memberofthecrowfamily,closely

associatedwithCornwall(6)

25 Noisywadingbird,Tringa

totanus(8)

26 Fleshyredfruitsoftheplant

Solanumlycopersicum (8)

27 Foliage(6)

DOWN

1 Africandesert,hometosecretary

bird,camelthornandCapewild

dog(8)

2 Gastropodcarapace(5-5)

3 Hilly;mountainous(6)

4 Long-leggedgrasslandbirdof

SouthAmerica(7)

5 Migratorywadingbird related

tothecurlew(8)

6 See 16

7 Treethatmight be weeping, crack

or goat (6)

14 Sharkinthefamily

Sphyrnidae(10)

16/6RSPBreservein

Lancashire(8,4)

18 Shrubinthedogbane

familywithclustersofwhite

orpinkflowers(8)

19 ___brilliant,speciesof

hummingbird;___Leilia,

speciesofbutterfly(7)

21 Collectivenounforfish(6)

22 Informaltermfora horsefly

orbotfly(6)

24 ___owl,birdofScandinavia,

Eastern Europe and Russia (4)

2)Rhinohorns,turtleshellsand

whalebaleen are made of...

A Keratin

B Collagen

C Chitin

3)Whichbirduses an anvil to

smashsnails?

A Carrioncrow

B Greatspottedwoodpecker

C Songthrush

4)English,WelshandNorthern

Irishwoodsareancient if they

datefromat least...

A 1800

B 1600

C 1400

5)WhoimpressedchefHeston

Blumenthalwith‘bugbread’

madefrommealworm our?

A GeorgeMcGavin

B LizBonnin

C NickBaker

6)Hubertabecameacelebrity

bywalkingacrossSouthAfrica

from 1928 to1931. What was she?

A Girae

B Zebra

C Hippopotamus

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