Animals and Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough (5)
  2. 5. Large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back (6)
  3. 10. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)
  4. 11. Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body (9)
  5. 12. An ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria (5)
  6. 13. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (7)
  7. 14. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  8. 15. Big cat with orange and black stripes (5)

Down

  1. 1. Long legless reptile that slithers (5)
  2. 2. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard (6)
  3. 3. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm (4)
  4. 4. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  5. 6. Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws (7)
  6. 7. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (6)
  7. 8. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (7)
  8. 9. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)