Animal
Across
- 2. a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.
- 6. a large black and white animal like a bear, that lives in China and is very rare.
- 7. a tall African animal with a very long neck, long legs, and dark marks on its coat.
- 8. a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian). They have very long back legs for jumping, and no tail.
- 9. a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. There are many types of them, some of which are poisonous.
- 11. a large plant-eating marsupial with a long powerful tail and strongly developed hind limbs that enable it to travel by leaping, found only in Australia and New Guinea.
- 13. a sea animal (a mammal ) that looks like a large fish with a pointed mouth. They are very intelligent and often friendly towards humans.
- 14. an animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding on or for carrying goods.
Down
- 1. a large powerful animal of the cat family, that hunts in groups and lives in parts of Africa and southern Asia. They have yellowish-brown fur and the male has a mane (= long thick hair round its neck).
- 3. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long thick hair on its neck) and a tail. They are used for riding on, pulling carriages, etc.
- 4. a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
- 5. ________ is a 7 letter word starting with B and ending with O.
- 6. an animal with pink, black or brown skin, short legs, a broad nose and a short tail which curls round itself. They are kept on farms for their meat (called pork) or live in the wild.
- 10. small animal with soft fur that people often keep as a pet. They catch and kill birds and mice.
- 12. an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. They are related to apes and humans.
- 13. an animal with four legs and a tail, often kept as a pet or trained for work, for example hunting or guarding buildings.