Cleburne Zoo Mystery Cache

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Txfoundryfinder: Due to health issues I haven't cached in a while. During my down time I moved out of the area and never gave these a second thought.

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Hidden : 2/17/2013
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not located at these coordinates

OK, so Cleburne does not have a zoo, this is the closest thing to it. This place is full of the strange and unusual, so to find this cache you have to solve a crossword puzzle full of animals with strange and unusual names (google is your friend)


the final location is located at:

N 32 20.(1 X 3) (7 X 10) (4 X 5)

W 097 24.(23 X 24) (18 X 12) (17 X 19)

1= R
2= L
3= Y
4= I
5= A
6= N
7= G
8= W
9= S


To get to the final coodinates:
1. solve the crossword
2. find the letters at the intersections
3. use the chart to fill in the missing numbers




ACROSS               
                3              one of the first Australian mammals seen by Europeans               
                5              Its name means "earth wolf"     
                9              also known as gidi-gidi  
                10           Despite its lizard-like appearance it is actually only a very distant relative of the lizard and the snake       
                11           The Greek deity Thoth is depicted as a man with this head          
                13           anyone who destroys its nest will get leprosy    
                15           closely related to chinchillas, and look similar to rabbits 
                18           a ghost shrimp used as bait for fishing, especially in Queensland               
                19           Nicknamed "Goddess of the Yangtze"   
                21           were released at the White Sands Missile Range and have become an invasive species 
                22           the only cattle species that can easily adapt to life in the hot tropics        
                23           distinguished by a long, straight, helical tusk, actually an elongated upper left canine      
                25           It is one of the longest of all living crocodilians   
               
DOWN 
                1              skunk pig            
                2              was one of the three mascots chosen for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney               
                4              its dried skin was once used to finish boats         
                6              It is the second largest antelope in the world     
                7              exhibit germline chimerism, which is not known to occur in nature in any other primate
                8              a horseshoe crab            
                12           of the most recently discovered Antelopes in north-central Vietnam     
                14           one of the most beautiful species of parrot        
                16           the largest rodent in the world 
                17           it's naked face most commonly ranges from pink to deep red in color    
                20           the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal    
                24           often seen alongside other marine animals, including sharks      
                26           A cat that turns floppy when picked up 
 





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