Animals and Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)
  2. 4. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (7)
  3. 7. A long-tailed rodent, usually larger than a mouse. (3)
  4. 10. Domestic swine (plural) (4)
  5. 11. Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur (9)
  6. 14. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic (plural) (7)
  7. 15. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)
  8. 16. Long legless reptile that slithers (plural) (6)

Down

  1. 1. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping (plural) (5)
  2. 3. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  3. 5. Huge gray animal with a trunk (plural) (9)
  4. 6. The fur of the North American racoon (7)
  5. 8. Playful animal that swings through trees (plural) (7)
  6. 9. Eight-legged creature that spins webs (plural) (7)
  7. 12. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (plural) (5)
  8. 13. Animal you can ride that gallops (plural) (6)