BIG CATS for Joaquín

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Across
  1. 2. Male Siberian tigers are the largest big cats in the _______.
  2. 5. An animal at the very top of the food web is called an _____ predator.
  3. 7. Big cats have a total of eighteen of these.
  4. 10. All the big cats are meat-eaters, aka ____________.
  5. 11. This is the only big cat that has a tasseled tail.
  6. 12. Name of the social group in which lions live.
  7. 13. This is the only big cat found in the wild in the USA.
Down
  1. 1. Because big cats stalk, chase and kill other animals for food, they are classified as ________.
  2. 2. These touch sensitive structures help cats "see" in the dark.
  3. 3. The name "jaguar" comes from a Native American word meaning "he who kills with one _____.:
  4. 4. These big cats like to go fishing.
  5. 6. This large, flightless bird can kill a lion.
  6. 8. Mother lions allow other cubs in the pride to drink their _____.
  7. 9. Unlike the other big cats, snow leopards and cheetahs CANNOT do this.
  8. 10. These big cats do not have retractable claws.