Kianna

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill (8)
  2. 5. An inexperienced young person (5)
  3. 7. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)
  4. 9. Either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber (8)
  5. 10. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  6. 11. Long legless reptile that slithers (5)
  7. 12. Big cat with orange and black stripes (5)
  8. 13. A long-tailed rodent, usually larger than a mouse. (3)
  9. 14. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)

Down

  1. 1. Playful animal that swings through trees (6)
  2. 2. A worker who is hired to perform a job (8)
  3. 3. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (7)
  4. 6. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic (6)
  5. 8. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions (5)
  6. 9. The beginning of anything (5)
  7. 10. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping (4)