Animals

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)
  2. 4. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  3. 7. A person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn (4)
  4. 8. Leather made from ___'s hide (9)
  5. 10. A long-tailed rodent, usually larger than a mouse. (3)
  6. 12. A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars (5)
  7. 13. Playful animal that swings through trees (6)
  8. 14. Domestic swine (3)
  9. 16. Any of numerous small pigeons (4)

Down

  1. 1. Small lynx of North America (6)
  2. 2. Big cat with orange and black stripes (5)
  3. 5. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming (6)
  4. 6. Farm bird that lays eggs (7)
  5. 9. Woolly farm animal that says baa (5)
  6. 11. Long legless reptile that slithers (5)
  7. 15. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)