The Secret Finfoot

Need help solving this crossword? Learn more about the finfoot as Professor Barry Mins studies kinds that may have been on the Ark.

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1. These birds are very uncommon, secretive, and considered __________ in many areas.
2. There are only three _______ in this kind, and each is found on a different continent.
3. They like slow-moving water or ponds in the _______ they call home.
4. They feed almost entirely in the _____ and have a broad diet.
5. Nesting takes place in the overhanging __________ of these birds’ home range.
6. The eggs are incubated for less than two _____.
7. The male will carry the chicks in special _______ under his wings.
8. Males and females share the responsibility of __________ the eggs.
9. These birds look vaguely like a cross between a ____ and rail.
10. This bird belongs to the _______ kind.

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