Animals - vocabulary
Across
- 3. (n.) A deep sleep or state of inactivity that some animals enter during the winter months to conserve energy when food is scarce
- 6. (n.) The hard, pointed mouth of birds, used for eating and manipulating objects
- 8. (adj.)Animals that have been tamed and raised by humans
- 11. (adj.) Animals that are active during the night
- 12. (n.) Small, hard plates covering the skin of reptiles and fish
- 14. (v.) The seasonal movement of animals from one region to another, often for breeding or food
- 16. (n.) The ability of an animal to blend into its surroundings to hide from predators or prey
- 17. (n.) An animal that hunts and eats other animals
Down
- 1. (adj.) Long, sharp teeth, often associated with predators like snakes or big cats
- 2. (adj.) Animals that eat plants
- 4. (adj.) an animal that can inject venom, often for hunting or defense, like snakes or spiders
- 5. (n.) he natural environment where an animal or plant lives, including the conditions it needs to survive, such as climate, food sources, and shelter
- 7. (v.) having no living members; no longer in existence
- 9. (adj.) Animals that eat other animals
- 10. (n.) Animals that give birth to live young and nurse them with milk
- 13. (n.) A specific group of animals within a species that have similar characteristics, often produced by selective mating
- 15. (adj.) An animal that was once domesticated but has returned to a wild state