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Compiled by RICHARD SMYTH BBC WILDLIFE ADVISORY PANEL SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH BBC natural-history presenter PROF CHRIS BAINES Conservationist and gardener DR JON BRIDLE Biologist, University of Bristol JOHN A BURTON CEO, World Land Trust MARK CARWARDINE Zoologist, writer and photographer DR PETER EVANS Scientific director, Sea Watch Foundation DR PHIL GATES Botanist, University of Durham DR JANE GOODALL Primatologist STEVE GREENWOOD Series producer, BBC Natural History Unit MIKE GUNTON Producer, BBC Natural History Unit Answers in our July issue MARTIN HARPER Director of conservation, RSPB PROF STEPHEN HARRIS Zoologist, University of Bristol DR PETER HAYWARD Honorary research fellow, University of Swansea APRIL ANSWERS Across: 1 Pebble, 4 Scops, 9 Jura, 10 Vietnamese, 11 Catkin, 12 Slovenia, 13 Seashells, 15 Onion, 17 Stoop, 19 Broadleaf, 22 Creepers, 24 Musk ox, 26 Hen harrier, 27 Ibis, 28 Otter, 29 Gentle ✂ Down: 1 Plumage, 2 Black, 3 Lavender, 5 Congo, 6 Pimpernel, 7 Weasel, 8 Eskimo, 14 Stonechat, 16 Palm tree, 18 Turkey, 20 Russia, 21 Aconite, 23 Eyrie, 25 Stilt APRIL PRIZE WINNER: Don Good Newhall ACROSS 6 Henry David ___ was a 19th-century American nature writer well known for his book Walden (7) 7 Large, thick-trunked tree with edible fruit; the lemur on p113 is in one (6) 9 Insects such as the barred hook-tip, garden tiger and drab looper (5) 10 White-flowered plant of the family Fabaceae, used in curry powder (9) 11 The arctic fox is the only indigenous land mammal in this island country (7) 13 Protective covering of silk spun by an insect larva, such as a caterpillar (6) 15 The ___ gull has a distinctive black head in summer (13) 19 East ___ is a region of England known for its fens and marshes (6) 20 ___wrack is common brown seaweed found on UK coastlines (7) 23 Deadly poisonous fungi of the genus Amanita that can be found across Europe (5, 4) 24 Australian bird also known as the rose-breasted cockatoo (5) 26 Small falcon of moorland and heath; also the name of a magician in Arthurian legend (6) 27 The Falkland ___ were once home to the extinct wolf known as the warrah (7) DOWN 1 Black waterbird with a white facial shield; belongs to the rail family (4) 2 Popular scuba-diving location in the Middle East due to its coral reefs (3, 3) 3 Venomous African viper that inflates the upper part of its body and hisses loudly when under threat (4, 5) 4 Type of beetles featured in this month’s Three Of A Kind on p11 (8) 5 Archaic name for a giraffe (10) 6 The blue tit is also know as a ___ (6) 7 The Northern European poisonous plant wolfs___ has hooded pink or purple flowers; belongs to the buttercup family (4) 8 Burrowing lizard that may resemble a small snake with legs (5) 12 Big area of tropical wetlands in Florida, home to the snail kite, roseate spoonbill and American alligator (10) 14 The ___ monkey gets its name from its prominent fleshy nose (9) 16 Huge deer, now extinct, once found throughout Europe (5, 3) 17 Bedfordshire town, home to the headquarters of the RSPB (5) 18 Genus of flowering plants to which the lady orchid, monkey orchid and Spitzel’s orchid belong (6) 21 The biggest of all wild sheep; inhabits Asian mountains (6) 22 Young deer in its first year (4) 25 The ___ crab is a terrestrial crustacean that lives in burrows (4) WIN A WEATHER STATION HOW TO ENTER This competition is only open to residents of the UK (including the Channel Islands). 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