Animals Rule

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 6. Female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" (plural) (4)
  2. 7. Animal you can ride that gallops (plural) (6)
  3. 10. A range horse of the western United States (plural) (6)
  4. 12. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers (4)
  5. 14. Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body (plural) (10)
  6. 15. Big cat with orange and black stripes (plural) (6)

Down

  1. 1. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (plural) (5)
  2. 2. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (plural) (5)
  3. 3. Domestic swine (plural) (4)
  4. 4. Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail (plural) (5)
  5. 5. Farm bird that lays eggs (plural) (8)
  6. 8. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (plural) (7)
  7. 9. An inexperienced young person (plural) (7)
  8. 11. Big cat known as king of the jungle (plural) (5)
  9. 13. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)