Wild Kingdom Wonders

A safari of words, featuring creatures great and small.
Explore the animal kingdom! This puzzle features biology, animal behavior, and nature terms, plus general knowledge and wordplay.
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  • 1A
    Frenetic electronic music genre
  • 6A
    Bats' way of 'seeing' with sound
  • 8A
    Chubby-cheeked pet rodent
  • 10A
    Ideally perfect, like a pristine wildlife habitat
  • 11A
    Natural aptitudes, like a cheetah's speed
  • 12A
    Common mammalian waste product
  • 13A
    What a gazelle might do to avoid a predator

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  • 2D
    2009 sci-fi film featuring blue creatures
  • 3D
    To indicate clearly, as tracks ___ a passing deer
  • 4D
    Muscle protein, crucial for animal movement
  • 5D
    A ram's crown or a brass band instrument
  • 7D
    An animal's internal biological ___ for warmth
  • 8D
    East African ethnic group
  • 9D
    Burrowing mammals or secret agents