A-Z: Animal names containing "the"

A

Early humanoid found in the Southern Hemisphere

B

Type of hammerhead, except with a word for headgear associated with Easter or babies, instead of "hammer"

C

Night-butterfly associated with the things that we wear

D

Bird of prey whose named means "two teeth" and a wind-flying toy

E

South American fish which appears to nibble mud

F

Echinoderm bearing the words for a bird's plume and a sun

G

The biggest-ever ape, with a giant version of A's name

H

Hapless-sounding fish with a name mentioning a metal

I

Australian rainbowfish which is an anagram of "Rare in Haiti"

J

Fish whose name can be assembled from the clues "Electric shock", "Leader" and "Bess's lover"

K

Fish whose name means "ruler of the [migratory fish]"

L

Large oceanic reptile, named after cow skin material used for clothing

M

Small fish of the profound

N

Red songbird whose name means a high-ranking Catholic official from the upper part of the map

O

Dragonfly genus; it is a slight variation on the name of the Greek goddess of wild animals, the equivalent of the Roman Diana

P

A word for a big cat, often a black variant

Q

Band of musical apes led by Josh Homme, who recorded Rated R

R

Soil-munching fish with a rounded scarlet ridge on it

S

Usual name for smilodon, the extinct feline with a sword in its name

T

Fish whose name means a tri-dental cigarette smoker

U

The extinct Atlas bear's scientific name, meaning "Arctic bear discovered by Crowther"

V

Varied and outwardly thematic-sounding monitor lizard

W

Meteorological-sounding sea creature

X

Bird named after an Amazon tributary, whose beak resembles the Devil's curved blade

Y

Species of F, named after a colour

Z

Amaryllis genus whose name starts with a word for a wind, then a sociable insect