NM Animals

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
r t e
Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that ___ when shaken
2.
r i g
3.
b i
Long-eared animal that hops
4.
u r
A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
5.
s e
Eight-legged creature that spins webs
6.
s c
A person who is born while the sun is in ___
7.
e
Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer
8.
r e
Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States
9.
w
Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt
10.
o e
A forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires
11.
a d
Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (plural)
12.
r
Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping (plural)
13.
i
Two-winged insects characterized by active flight (plural)
14.
g
Any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns (plural)
15.
b e
Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying (plural)
16.
g a
17.
s
Big cat known as king of the jungle (plural)
18.
e
Woolly farm animal that says baa
19.
e s
Animal you can ride that gallops (plural)
20.
l a
21.
o k
Playful animal that swings through trees
22.
l
Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking