Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
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- White ___ of Arctic regions
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- Large area covered with trees
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- Short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet
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- An edible ___ made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
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- Intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
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- A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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- A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
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- Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
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- Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic
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- The ___ point of the Earth's axis
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- A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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- Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
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- Land where ___ or ___ vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
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- A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars
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- A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of
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