Pets and Cute Animals

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded (4)
  2. 5. Living things like dogs and birds (7)
  3. 8. Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough (5)
  4. 9. Playful animal that swings through trees (6)
  5. 10. Huge gray animal with a trunk (8)
  6. 11. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)
  7. 12. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  8. 13. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)

Down

  1. 1. A very large person (5)
  2. 2. Farm bird that lays eggs (7)
  3. 3. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  4. 4. Largest anthropoid ape (7)
  5. 6. Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots (7)
  6. 7. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm (4)