BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-08)

OURWILD WORLD

90 BBC Wildlife August 2020

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Crossword compiledbyRICHARD SMYTH, quiz setbyBEN HOARE

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

chanch, 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)Jellysharethefavouritefood

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

starshhave?

A Five

B Six

C Seven

5)Thespikyseedheadsof which

plantinspiredVelcro?

A Burdock

B Thistle

C Sweetchestnut

6)WhatPacicnationwasthe

world’srsttomake tourists sign

anecopledge?

A Maldives

B Palau

C Tahiti

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