Animals and Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. What we eat to get energy and grow (4)
  2. 3. A close and affectionate embrace (plural) (7)
  3. 5. Young domestic cat (6)
  4. 6. A series of things depending on each other as if linked together (5)
  5. 7. Small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes (8)
  6. 10. Round object used in games (4)
  7. 12. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic (6)
  8. 13. To move on foot at a normal pace (4)
  9. 14. The action of ___ (5)

Down

  1. 1. Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (plural) (5)
  2. 4. Physical activity that keeps you fit (8)
  3. 8. The offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal (6)
  4. 9. An inexperienced young person (5)
  5. 10. The act of swimming for pleasure or recreation (5)
  6. 11. Restraint consisting of a rope used to restrain an animal (5)