Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  2. 4. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  3. 8. Someone who works during a strike (plural) (4)
  4. 11. Playful animal that swings through trees (6)
  5. 13. A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars (5)

Down

  1. 1. Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt (4)
  2. 3. Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough (5)
  3. 5. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)
  4. 6. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming (6)
  5. 7. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  6. 9. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer (5)
  7. 10. Long-eared animal related to the horse (6)
  8. 12. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)