Animals

2. an animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears
3. a type of large deer with large, flat antlers (= wide horns like branches) and a long nose that lives in the forests of North America, northern Europe, and Asia
6. a wild animal of the cat family that has brown hair, sometimes with dark spots on it, pointed ears, and a short tail
8. a large wild animal, similar to a cow but having a larger head and shoulders covered in hair, found in North America and Europe. The North American bison is also called a buffalo.
9. a wild mammal belonging to the dog family that has a pointed face and ears, a wide tail covered in fur, and often reddish-brown fur
10. a quite large animal with four legs that eats grass and leaves. The male usually has antlers (= wide horns like branches). The female is called a hind or a doe and the male a stag or buck:
11. a bird that uses its strong beak to make holes in tree trunks in order to find insects to eat
12. an animal with smooth fur, sharp teeth, and a large, flat tail. Beavers build dams (= walls of sticks and earth) across rivers.

1. We could hear wolves howling in the distance.
2. a small, brown mammal with a covering of sharp spines on its back
4. He's terrified of being
5. a male pig kept for breeding on a farm, or a type of wild pig
7. a small, fierce wild animal with dark brown fur and a strong, unpleasant smell. Polecats live in Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
8. an animal with short legs, wide feet with long claws, and strong jaws, that lives underground and comes out to feed at night. There are six main types of badger. Most have narrow faces, heads with light and dark hair, and brown or grey hair on their bodies: