Mammals!
Across
- 2. A very small rodent that looks like a mouse with a short tail. Sometimes they migrate in groups if their population gets very large. It is said that they will mistakenly follow each other off a cliff.
- 4. A small mammal with gray fur, a very pointed nose, and a long thin tail. People often say their name without the first letter which is an "o."
- 8. An animal with long legs and a long neck. They live in the mountains of South America. They are closely related to camels, but are smaller.
- 9. An animal with horns, a long neck, long legs, and hooves. It is known for fast running. The end of its name rhymes with "soap."
- 11. A small, furry mammal with large, round eyes and a long tail. They are active mainly at night. Rhymes with femur.
- 14. A mammal that spends most of its life in the ocean, but can also go on dry land. They are related to walruses.
- 15. A mammal whose body is protected by hard, bony plates. They live in Central and South America, and the southern United States.
- 17. A mammal that lives in the water. It looks like large fish but it breathes air.
- 18. A large monkey that has a long snout like a dog's. Part of their name rhymes with spoon.
- 19. A North American mammal that is closely related to dogs, foxes, and wolves. They have a pointed nose and ears and a bushy tail. They hunt small animals. They often howl and they have been showing up in neighborhoods at times.
- 20. It lives in the ocean and has flippers for front legs. They eat sea plants and are very gentle, and are sometimes called sea cows.
- 23. A large mammal with a striped coat, long legs, and hooves.
- 25. A small, quick deer of the western plains of North America that resembles an antelope and has small, forked horns curved rearward at the tips.
- 26. This animal is related to skunks. Their name is also used to mean "bothering someone in a persistent way.
- 28. A mammal with long pointed ears, short front legs, and big, powerful back legs.
- 29. It spends its entire life in trees, using its long claws to hang upside down. They move very slowly.
- 31. A wild mammal that has a pointed nose, pointed ears, and a bushy tail. Often reddish brown in color.
Down
- 1. A small animal with tiny eyes and very soft fur that lives underground in tunnels.
- 2. A large mammal with short yellow or gray fur and black spots. Related to tigers.
- 3. Field _____
- 5. An enormous animal with floppy ears and thick, strong legs.
- 6. It is closely related to wolves and dogs, eats the remains of dead animals. It rhymes with "tackle."
- 7. They have a cry that sounds like strange human laughter. Most of them are nocturnal and eat the remains of dead animals. They are found in Africa and Asia.
- 10. A large, very strong mammal with short, yellow-orange fur and black stripes.
- 12. Another name for a woodchuck.
- 13. A small mammal with black and white fur and a bushy tail. They are active at night.
- 16. A large, wild cat of Africa and southern Asia that has solid black spots on its fur. They have long legs and are the fastest animal on land.
- 18. A large rodent, up to four feet long, with thick brown fur and a wide flat tail.
- 21. A large mammal with a long snout, long ears, a long tail, and almost no hair. They use their powerful claws to dig open ant or termite nests. The last part of their name rhymes with bark.
- 22. Winnie the Pooh
- 24. A small mammal with long ears and long back legs for running or jumping.
- 27. A wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. The beginning of its name is the same as Guppu's childhood friend.
- 30. This mammal is in the cat family with soft, spotted fur, pointed ears, and a short tail. Rhymes with sphinx and the second letter is a "y."