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1 Short-horned grasshopper that has a swarming phase (6) 4Sage belongs to this plant genus (6) 8 Wetland habitat that may be home to orchids and sphagnum moss (4, 3) 9 The study of animals (7) 11Dark- coloured African wading bird, Egretta ardesiaca; uses its wings to form a canopy when fishing (5, 5) 12 Rainforest state in Brazil, home to an antshrike species found in 1996 (4) 13 Long-legged bird that might be whooping, sandhill or grey-crowned (5) 14 Extinct elephant-like mammal (8) 16Widespread rodent (5, 3) 18 One of the three US states in which Yellowstone National Park lies (5) 20 Desert of central Asia, home to camel, kulan and dzeren (4) 21 Small, pale, energetic wader, common on UK shores (10)

23 Chris ___, BBCWildlife columnist, TV presenter and author (7)

24 Marine snails of the family Muricidae, known for their large or elaborate shells (7)

25 Slender plant-eating insects with two pairs of feather-like wings; also known as thunderflies (6)

26 Mediterranean island, home to a notable population of fallow deer (6)

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1 Charles ___, 19th-century geologist who influenced Charles Darwin (5)

2 Group of aquatic mammals that includes whales and dolphins (7)

3 Large insectivorous mammal, Melursus ursinus, native to south Asia; distinctive marking on its chest forms a ‘U’ or ‘Y’ shape (5, 4) 5 Fruit of the oak (5) 6 The ___ rabbit of upland Mexico is also known as the teporingo (7)

7 Spanish name for the carob tree, Ceratonia silique (9)

10 Yellow-winged butterfly of the genus Gonepteryx (9)

13 Fish-eating seabird notable for holding out its wings, perhaps to dry them (9)

15 Widespread sedge of the genus Eleocharis; its stems are decorated with egg-shaped flowers (5, 4)

17 Specialised mammal hair used for tactile sensing (7)

19 Name for a plant that produces many seeds, such as knotgrass (7)

21 Diving duck that winters in northern Europe (5)

22 Another name for rutabaga or swedes (5)