Animals (2)
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. elephant
A. Tallest living quadruped
2. hummingbird
B. Large American feline resembling a lion
3. giraffe
C. Animal you can ride that gallops
4. rattlesnake
D. Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that ___ when shaken
5. dinosaur
E. Leather made from ___'s hide
6. Rhinoceros
F. Massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin
7. monkeys
G. Any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
8. cougar
H. Tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
9. jaguar
I. Long-eared animal related to the horse
10. crocodile
J. Huge gray animal with a trunk
11. alligator
K. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard
12. horse
L. Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body
13. donkey
M. Playful animal that swings through trees (plural)