Desert Animals
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
D
o
Wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
3.
g
k
Any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards
4.
a
r
m
d
Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
5.
c
o
u
Large American feline resembling a lion
6.
e
a
g
Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong (plural)
8.
s
c
o
p
A person who is born while the sun is in ___
9.
m
n
o
e
Agile grizzled Old World viverrine
10.
c
a
Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
11.
v
t
e
Someone who attacks in search of booty
13.
r
e
n
a
k
Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that ___ when shaken
14.
m
e
Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer
15.
j
c
b
b
t
Large hare of western North America
18.
d
n
k
Long-eared animal related to the horse
20.
k
g
o
o
Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful
21.
c
o
e
A forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires
22.
o
w
Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes (plural)
23.
r
a
d
n
n
Speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas