Animal Species

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Woolly farm animal that says baa (5)
  2. 5. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard (6)
  3. 7. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  4. 8. Small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes (8)
  5. 11. Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa (12)
  6. 12. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping (4)
  7. 13. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (5)
  8. 14. Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body (9)
  9. 15. A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars (5)

Down

  1. 1. Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots (7)
  2. 3. A person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn (4)
  3. 4. Leather made from ___'s hide (9)
  4. 6. Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates (9)
  5. 9. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (7)
  6. 10. Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur (9)
  7. 14. Black birds having a raucous call (4)