Animals Rule

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet (5)
  2. 5. Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws (7)
  3. 6. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)
  4. 8. A tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight (9)
  5. 10. Social insect living in organized colonies (3)

Down

  1. 1. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)
  2. 2. A very large person (5)
  3. 3. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs (4)
  4. 4. Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail (8)
  5. 7. Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail (3)
  6. 9. Long-eared animal that hops (6)