animals

1. whale a large whale that is hunted for its oil and fat
3. a large powerful animal of the cat family, that hunts in groups and lives in parts of Africa and southern Asia. Lions have yellowish-brown fur and the male has a mane (= long thick hair round its neck).
5. a small animal with soft fur that people often keep as a pet. Cats catch and kill birds and mice.
8. an animal with four legs and a tail, often kept as a pet or trained for work, for example hunting or guarding buildings. There are many types of dog, some of which are wild.
9. a very large animal with thick grey skin, large ears, two curved outer teeth called tusks and a long nose called a trunk. There are two types of elephant, the African and the Asian.
10. a large animal kept on farms to produce milk or beef

2. a large black and white animal like a bear, that lives in China and is very rare
4. a large animal of the cow family. There are two types of buffalo, the African and the Asian, which has wide, curved horns.
6. a large wild animal of the cat family, that has yellowish fur with black lines (= stripes) and lives in parts of Asia
7. an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its meat (called mutton or lamb ) or its wool