Amazing Animals
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. dog
A. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping
2. zebra
B. Long-eared animal related to the horse
3. beaver
C. Striped African relative of the horse
4. horse
D. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
5. camel
E. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
6. dolphin
F. Animal you can ride that gallops
7. sheep
G. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail
8. turtle
H. A city in northern Mexico in the state of ___
9. donkey
I. Woolly farm animal that says baa
10. elephant
J. Female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" (plural)
11. lizard
K. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard
12. cows
L. A mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
13. toad
M. Big cat known as king of the jungle
14. chihuahua
N. Huge gray animal with a trunk
15. cougar
O. Large American feline resembling a lion
16. meerkat
P. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas
17. jaguar
Q. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
18. lion
R. The soft brown fur of the ___