All Things Animal

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites (8)
  2. 7. Leather made from ___'s hide (9)
  3. 8. Sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America (7)

Down

  1. 1. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion (5)
  2. 3. Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long (8)
  3. 4. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (7)
  4. 5. Large ___ of southeastern Asia and the East Indies (9)
  5. 6. Playful animal that swings through trees (6)