Animal Magic

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A long-tailed rodent, usually larger than a mouse. (3)
  2. 5. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping (plural) (5)
  3. 6. Large bird eaten at Thanksgiving (plural) (7)
  4. 8. Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings (plural) (11)
  5. 11. Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping (plural) (7)
  6. 12. A butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus (9)
  7. 15. Stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy (plural) (10)
  8. 16. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)

Down

  1. 1. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming (plural) (7)
  2. 2. Domestic swine (plural) (4)
  3. 3. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (plural) (8)
  4. 7. Large white-furred mammals native to the Arctic. (10)
  5. 9. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (plural) (5)
  6. 10. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species (plural) (4)
  7. 13. Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail (3)
  8. 14. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic (6)