You Think You Know Animals Hmmm

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)
  2. 4. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  3. 5. Domestic swine (3)
  4. 6. Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots (7)
  5. 8. Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa (12)
  6. 12. Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long (8)
  7. 13. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  8. 15. A very large person (5)

Down

  1. 1. Largest anthropoid ape (7)
  2. 3. Long legless reptile that slithers (5)
  3. 4. Intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests (10)
  4. 7. Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail (8)
  5. 9. A mammal with wings formed from its forelimbs. (3)
  6. 10. Tallest living quadruped (7)
  7. 11. A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars (5)
  8. 14. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes (3)