Wild and Domestic animals!

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)
  2. 3. A very large person (5)
  3. 8. Small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish (7)
  4. 9. Domestic swine (3)
  5. 10. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (4)
  6. 12. Arboreal ___ of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail (12)
  7. 15. Someone who fights with his fists for sport (5)

Down

  1. 1. Tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills (11)
  2. 2. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes (3)
  3. 4. A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine (8)
  4. 5. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  5. 6. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  6. 7. Coarse cloth with a bright print (6)
  7. 11. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  8. 13. A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars (5)
  9. 14. Black birds having a raucous call (4)