Animals (2)

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" (plural) (4)
  2. 4. Big cat known as king of the jungle (plural) (5)
  3. 6. Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur (8)
  4. 7. Social insect living in organized colonies (plural) (4)
  5. 10. Long-eared animal that hops (plural) (7)
  6. 12. Long legless reptile that slithers (plural) (6)

Down

  1. 1. Any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns (plural) (5)
  2. 3. Big cat with orange and black stripes (plural) (6)
  3. 5. Playful animal that swings through trees (plural) (7)
  4. 8. Eight-legged creature that spins webs (plural) (7)
  5. 9. Someone who works during a strike (plural) (4)
  6. 11. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all (plural) (4)