The animals

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  2. 4. Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long (8)
  3. 7. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants (9)
  4. 8. An ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria (5)
  5. 9. Long-eared animal related to the horse (6)
  6. 10. Playful animal that swings through trees (6)
  7. 11. Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings (9)

Down

  1. 1. A mammal with wings formed from its forelimbs. (3)
  2. 2. A terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal (9)
  3. 3. Graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward (8)
  4. 5. Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body (9)
  5. 6. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)