THE NATURAL WORLD
Though it resembles an anteater, this African animal, the only member of order Tubulidentata, is actually related to the elephant
Aardvark
The center of the nation's film industry, this city is also the capital of India's Maharashtra state
Mumbai
Stomps, toe punches & heel clicks are all part of this activity that Bojangles was famous for
Tap Dancing
In economics, the demand curve plots a product's price vs. demand for it; this curve plots price vs. available quantity
Supply
A Rope Trap
Snare
The brook & lake types of this freshwater fish are sometimes crossbred to make "splakes"
Trout
At about 1 million square miles, this "stan" is the largest landlocked country in the world
Kazakhstan
Tricks you can quickly learn to do with a yo-yo include "Around the World" & this one popular with Rovers & Fidos
Walk the Dog
In astronomy, a light curve graphs changes in magnitude of one of these, especially the variable type
Star
It's also a term for a female zebra or donkey
Mare
From the Latin for "pouch", it's any member of a group of various non-placental animals
Marsupials
Part of the Old Palace of the Malla kings, the Taleju Temple is found in this capital of Nepal
Kathmandu
Easy gardening might include planting some cactus or aloe, both from this group of plants with a name from Latin for "juice"
Succulents
Used in global warming studies, the Keeling curve charts the buildup of this gas in earth's atmosphere
Carbon Dioxide
First this for any instrument is coveted in an orchestra
Chair
You see females a lot more often than males of this North American venomous spider, hence its name
Black Widow
The language called Filipino is based on this one
Tagalog
As a conchologist, you can stroll the beaches collecting whelks, cowries or these, named for Muslim or Sikh headwear
Turbans
The Phillips curve shows that wages tend to increase faster as the rate of this goes down
Unemployment
This contraction precedes "-do-well" in a term for a shady person
NE'ER
Sheep wool is mainly composed of this form of fibrous protein that also makes up hair & fingernails
Keratin
16-foot stingrays can be found in the waters of this 2,700-mile-long Indochinese river
The Mekong
This urban running, jumping & climbing activity originated from a French special forces training course
Parkour
Unlike the way it's often used, a "steep" one of these doesn't mean the subject is tough, it means you get more ability quicker
Learning Curve
A puma's home in the mountains, or a "Dragon's" in an arcade
Lair