Creatures of the Night

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Across

• North American prairie canine famous for yapping and howling at night (6)
• Common rodent with a long hairless tail that roams at night (3)
• Small spiny mammal that rolls into a prickly ball for defense (8)
• Flying mammal that sleeps upside down during the day (3)
• Shelled garden gastropod that glides out on a trail of slime after dark (5)
• Small nocturnal lizard capable of walking up vertical glass walls (5)
• Bushy-tailed canine that often hunts small animals after dark (3)

Down

• Tiny Southeast Asian primate with huge immobile eyes and long leaping legs (7)
• Ring-tailed mammal known as a masked bandit for raiding trash cans (7)
• Warty, land-dwelling amphibian that emerges at night to eat insects (4)
• Winged insect that is frequently attracted to outdoor lights at night (4)
• African mammal with a long snout that digs up ant and termite nests (8)
• Smooth-skinned amphibian known for loud croaking sounds at night (4)
• Wild native dog of Australia that primarily hunts at night (5)
• Slimy, shell-less mollusk that feeds in gardens after sundown (4)

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