Pets We Care for

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (plural) (7)
  2. 4. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  3. 7. German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs (10)
  4. 10. The mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and ___ in the eastern part of the large (8)
  5. 12. A range horse of the western United States (plural) (6)
  6. 13. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  7. 14. A soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit (6)
  8. 15. Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping (6)
  9. 16. Female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" (plural) (4)

Down

  1. 1. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (7)
  2. 3. Young domestic cat (plural) (7)
  3. 5. A sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw (plural) (8)
  4. 6. White or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region (8)
  5. 8. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)
  6. 9. Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States (6)
  7. 11. A young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit (plural) (7)