Pet!Pets!Petz!

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)
  2. 5. Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail (8)
  3. 7. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (4)
  4. 8. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism (3)
  5. 9. A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail (plural) (9)
  6. 10. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (6)
  7. 13. A zealously energetic person (6)
  8. 15. Long legless reptile that slithers (5)

Down

  1. 1. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer (5)
  2. 2. A long-tailed rodent, usually larger than a mouse. (3)
  3. 4. Eight-legged creature that spins webs (6)
  4. 6. Leather made from ___'s hide (9)
  5. 7. A young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit (5)
  6. 11. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)
  7. 12. The ___ weight of a substance expressed in grams (4)
  8. 14. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)