| GENTOO | A large penguin with a bright orange bill and prominent tail that is native to Antarctica (6) |
| PEKIN | Breed of white or cream duck with a bright orange bill (5) |
| EMPEROR | A large penguin is the sovereign |
| WAPITI | An elk with heavily branched antlers that is native to North America (6) |
| WOMBAT | A short-legged, herbivorous marsupial that is native to Australia (6) |
| ADELIE | Species of medium sized penguin with a white ring around the eyes (6) |
| PROTEA | An evergreen shrub or tree that is native to South Africa (6) |
| NEPALI | Language that is native to the Himalayas region of South Asia (6) |
| REGGAE | Music of Jamaican origin with a strongly accentuated offbeat and prominent bass (6) |
| ANOUGH | A duck lacking a tail that is adequate |
| ANATTA | A bright orange colouring matter (6) |
| BESANT | Annie, 19th/20th-century British social reformer and prominent supporter of Indian independence (6) |
| MAWSON | The-expedition-to-Antarctica-from-1911-to-1914-was-led-by-Sir-Douglas-... |
| ERNEST | First name of the Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton, who died while returning to Antarctica in 1922 (6) |
| ANTELOPE | Swift and graceful animal with slender legs and horns that is native to Africa and Eurasia |
| ESPARTO | A coarse grass with tough, narrow leaves that is native to Spain and North Africa (7) |
| BANDICOOT | A small, insect-eating marsupial that is native to Australia and New Guinea (9) |
| MULBERRY | A small tree with broad leaves that is native to East Asia (8) |
| MUTESWAN | A waterbird with white plumage and an orange bill with a black knob at the base (4,4) |
| ARCTICTERN | This bird has a long, forked tail, short red legs, a pointed beak, and a covering of black feathers on its head. It migrates from the Arctic to Antarctica and back, which is distance of more than 32,0 |
