Wild Animals
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. tiger
A. Large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
2. rabbit
B. Tallest living quadruped
3. elephant
C. Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful
4. cheetah
D. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping
5. duck
E. Domestic swine
6. lion
F. Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws
7. frog
G. Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
8. flamingo
H. Big cat with orange and black stripes
9. monkey
I. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
10. leopard
J. Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill
11. hippo
K. Playful animal that swings through trees
12. gorilla
L. Big cat known as king of the jungle
13. bear
M. Huge gray animal with a trunk
14. horse
N. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer
15. panda
O. Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
16. yak
P. Animal you can ride that gallops
17. pig
Q. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter
18. kangaroo
R. Long-eared animal that hops
19. mouse
S. Largest anthropoid ape
20. zebra
T. Quacking water bird
21. camel
U. Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet
22. bat
V. Striped African relative of the horse
23. giraffe
W. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical