Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Social insect living in organized colonies (plural) (4)
  2. 4. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)
  3. 5. An inexperienced young person (5)
  4. 9. Tallest living quadruped (7)
  5. 10. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (plural) (5)
  6. 12. Huge gray animal with a trunk (8)
  7. 13. Young domestic cat (6)

Down

  1. 1. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)
  2. 3. Animal you can ride that gallops (plural) (6)
  3. 6. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic (plural) (7)
  4. 7. The young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion (3)
  5. 8. Small air-breathing arthropod (plural) (7)
  6. 11. Someone who works during a strike (plural) (4)