Mammals

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" (plural) (4)
  2. 3. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer (5)
  3. 5. Striped African relative of the horse (5)
  4. 8. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)
  5. 11. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat (5)
  6. 12. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)
  7. 13. Huge gray animal with a trunk (8)
  8. 15. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)

Down

  1. 1. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)
  2. 2. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male (5)
  3. 4. Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet (5)
  4. 6. Domestic swine (3)
  5. 7. Sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America (7)
  6. 9. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm (4)
  7. 10. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (7)
  8. 14. Big cat with orange and black stripes (5)