| AARDWOLF | The nocturnal mammal Proteles cristatus, that inhabits the plains of southern Africa and feeds on termites and insect larvae |
| ANTBEAR | Another name for the nocturnal mammal, the aardvark (7) |
| NYALA | An antelope of southern Africa and a city in Sudan |
| PELARGONIUM | Genus of plants native to southern Africa and Australia with red, pink or white flowers (11) |
| DUGONG | This marine mammal inhabits the warm coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans and feeds on seagrasses; it is similar to the American manatee. (6) |
| KESTREL | Small falcon that tends to hover against the wind and feeds on small mammals on the ground (7) |
| HERMITCRAB | Decapod crustacean of the genus Pagurus that inhabits the empty shells of whelks and similar molluscs |
| ROCKPIGEON | What is the common name of the birds of the genus Petrophassa that inhabit the sandstone gorges of n |
| AFGHANISTAN | Kipling warned the young British soldier of the consequences of being wounded and left on the plains of this central Asian nation |
| COROT | Son of a textile merchant and a milliner who painted the landscapes A Wagon in the Plains of Artois, Evening on the Lake and Summer Morning (5) |
| AARDVARK | Nocturnal mammal which inhabits African grasslands and feeds on termites (8) |
| NURSE | The shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, is nocturnal and feeds on bottom invertebrates (5) |
| CHIMPANZEE | An intelligent ape that inhabits the tropical forests of central Africa (10) |
| ARAPAHO | Native American people of the plains of Wyoming and Colorado, allies of the Cheyenne (7) |
| GEMSBOK | Largest of me three species of oryx, or straight-horned antelope, found on the plains of Africa; Oryx gazella (7) |
| KESTRELS | Small falcons that tend to hover against the wind and feed on small mammals on the ground (8) |
| ROSECHAFER | Beetle that has a greenish body with a metallic lustre and feeds on plants (4,6) |
| ARTEMIA | Species of brine fish which lives in salt lakes and feeds on green algae (7) |
| KOMODO | ___ dragon, largest living lizard species that inhabits the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia (6) |
| SNOWLEOPARD | Also called the ounce, this large long-haired Asian cat inhabits the mountains of central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. |
