Endangered Species
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Frogs
A. Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws
2. Manatee
B. Sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America
3. Gorillas
C. Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
4. Rhino
D. Massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin
5. Fox
E. Large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
6. Cheetah
F. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (plural)
7. Leopard
G. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm (plural)
8. Dolphins
H. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical (plural)
9. Wolf
I. Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail
10. Elephants
J. Largest anthropoid ape (plural)
11. Seals
K. Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt
12. Buffalo
L. Huge gray animal with a trunk (plural)
13. Bats
M. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping (plural)