Crossword puzzle clue "zoo creatures for short"

MONK, a man who is a member of a religious order

APE, to mimic

LLAMA, (Quechua) a South American cud-chewing mammal which belongs to the same family as camels but is smaller and humpless

OCELOT, (Nahuatl) an American wildcat

OKAPI, an animal like a giraffe but with a short neck and smaller

PANDA, (Nepali) a raccoon-like animal of the Himalayas; a similar but much larger bearlike animal of Tibet and China

CROC, (short for) crocodile