Furry Friends

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)
  2. 5. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat (5)
  3. 7. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (plural) (5)
  4. 10. A large white-furred mammal native to the Arctic. (9)
  5. 11. Large American feline resembling a lion (6)
  6. 12. Big cat with orange and black stripes (5)
  7. 14. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)
  8. 15. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers (4)

Down

  1. 1. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking (5)
  2. 2. A forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (6)
  3. 3. Woolly farm animal that says baa (5)
  4. 4. Beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur (7)
  5. 6. Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots (7)
  6. 8. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (5)
  7. 9. Big cat known as king of the jungle (plural) (5)
  8. 13. Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail (3)