Wildlife In Scotland

[Butterbun]

c/d Oct.15
My last 3.
1. Crazy Caledonian jazz fan (8.7)
21. My French goes around zero (8)
32. Worry cubs' parent (6)

[mallyh]

32 badger

[mallyh]

21 mongoose

[slaney]

1. Scottish wildcat

[Butterbun]

Thanks mallyh and slaney. All done now.x

[saintstim]

Mongoose isn't native to Scotland.

[mallyh]

it fits the clue perfectly ,,mon = my in French.....goes +o anagram

[saintstim]

That would make perfect sense mallyh. I'm just a bit confused about it being scottish wldlife. Wonder if some have escaped?
Would you be able to help with 40. Choose the last puzzling answer before job done....5 letters ?

[mallyh]

grebe ....last letters of puzzlinG answeR beforE joB donE

[saintstim]

thanks mallyh.
Sorry to hijack your thread Butterbun.

[Butterbun]

Always welcome saintstim, mallyh is a great help to all of us 'puzzlers'.