Wild Search

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Large American feline resembling a lion (6)
  2. 5. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (plural) (7)
  3. 9. Huge gray animal with a trunk (plural) (9)
  4. 10. Big cat with orange and black stripes (5)
  5. 11. Quacking water bird (plural) (5)
  6. 13. Tallest living quadruped (7)
  7. 15. Playful animal that swings through trees (plural) (7)
  8. 16. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)

Down

  1. 1. Animal you can ride that gallops (plural) (6)
  2. 2. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic (plural) (7)
  3. 4. Graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward (8)
  4. 6. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)
  5. 7. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard (6)
  6. 8. Farm bird that lays eggs (plural) (8)
  7. 12. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)
  8. 14. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping (plural) (5)