Animals and pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Big cat with orange and black stripes (5)
  2. 5. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (7)
  3. 7. Quacking water bird (4)
  4. 8. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)
  5. 10. Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws (7)
  6. 13. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  7. 14. A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement (plural) (4)
  8. 15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all (3)

Down

  1. 1. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs (4)
  2. 3. Largest anthropoid ape (7)
  3. 4. A large indefinite number (4)
  4. 6. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  5. 9. The soft brown fur of the ___ (6)
  6. 10. Farm bird that lays eggs (7)
  7. 11. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)
  8. 12. Someone deranged and possibly dangerous (5)