An African type of this carrion eater, the Ruppell's griffon has been known to fly as high as 7 miles
Vulture
DENIAL
Daniel
It's a fertile area in the middle of a desert
Oasis
You need 2 doses of the vaccine for this "fowl" viral disease that can cause shingles later in life
Chickenpox
"Large Anticipations" by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations
This swift African cat has claws that are not fully retractable, enabling it to grip the ground when running after prey
Cheetah
OX DUES
Exodus
Poisonous or deadly
Toxic
There are vaccines for the A & B types of this liver disease
Hepatitis
"Deeply Care For" by Toni Morrison
Beloved
Anteaters belong to a suborder called vermilingua, which means "worm" this in Latin
Tongue
VIOLENT ERA
Revelation
A native of Goteborg or Uppsala
Swede
Botox injections are used to treat wrinkles & are FDA approved for these chronic severe headaches
Migraines
"One Dried Grape Catching Rays" by Lorraine Hansberry
A Raisin in the Sun
This type of beetle is the strongest animal, relative to body weight. It can lift over 1,000 times its own body weight.
Dung Beetle
HER WEBS
Hebrews
Of the 3 instruments in a standard string quartet, it's intermediate in size
Viola
An EpiPen delivers a shot of this, the epi in its name
Epinephrine
"Paper-Burning Temperature" by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451
This toothed whale has the largest brain of any animal & can dive to a depth of almost 2 miles
The Sperm Whale
SEE SIGN
Genesis
There's only one consonant in this synonym for strange or frightening
Eerie
Some people get B12 shots to boost energy; others, to treat the pernicious kind of this hemoglobin deficiency
Anemia
Dune