| WOODPECKER | Distinctive bird of the subfamily Picinae with green, spotted and three-toed species (10) |
| EXTINCT | Two-toed and three-toed sloths both evolved from giant ground sloths which are now ___ |
| PEACOCK | Large bird with blue and green spotted tail feathers (7) |
| WHITEEYE | Distinctive bird ruining i.e. the yew? (5-3) |
| TERN | Aquatic bird of the subfamily Sterninae having a black-and-white plumage (4) |
| SEAEAGLE | Any large bird of prey of the subfamily Haliaeetinae, especially the white-tailed Haliaeetus albicilla (3,5) |
| ANACONDA | Snake of the genus Eunectes, with green, yellow dark-spotted and Bolivian species (8) |
| CHAT | Any small Old World songbird of the subfamily Saxicolinae, formerly classified with the thrushes (4) |
| MERGANSER | Fish-eating diving duck of the subfamily Anatinae closely related to the goosander and smew (9) |
| HAMSTER | Any solitary Eurasian rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae, especially the golden, or Syrian, Mesocricetus auratus (7) |
| PIRANHA | Freshwater fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae, known for its sharp teeth and forceful bite (7) |
| ACACIA | Genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae |
| OTTER | Any of the 13 species of semi-aquatic musteline mammals comprising the subfamily Lutrinae (5) |
| OCELOT | Wildcat related to the margay and oncilla with a spotted and striped coat (6) |
| ORANGUTAN | Only surviving member of the subfamily Ponginae, which diverged from gorillas, chimpanzees and humans more than 15m years ago (9) |
| BADGER | Omnivorous musteline mammal of the subfamily Melinae, such as Meles meles |
| SCENETWO | Spotted and also heard in part of the play (5,3) |
| OCELOTS | Which animals of the cat family are spotted, and leopard-like (7) |
| PICOIDES | Genus of bird including the Eurasian and American three-toed woodpeckers (8) |
| SHAD | Herring-like fish of the subfamily Alosinae (4) |
