GUESS THE ANIMAL

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Across
  1. 4. an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten as food
  2. 5. a very small insect that lives under the ground in large and well-organized social groups
  3. 6. a small mammal with short fur, a pointed face, and a long tail
  4. 7. a small fish that swims in a vertical position and has a head like that of a horse
  5. 9. a bear with white fur that lives in the Arctic
  6. 12. a sea creature with a soft, oval body and eight tentacles (= long parts like arms)
  7. 14. a type of insect with large, often brightly coloured wings
  8. 17. a sea creature with five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh eaten as food
  9. 18. a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very small animal
  10. 20. a large animal with a long neck, that lives in the desert and has one or two humps (= large raised areas of flesh) on its back
  11. 22. an animal related to sheep that usually has horns and a beard. Goats live wild on mountains or are kept on farms to provide milk, meat, wool, etc.
  12. 23. a yellow and black flying insect that makes honey and can sting you
  13. 24. a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head
Down
  1. 1. an insect with a hard shell-like back
  2. 2. a large Australian mammal with a long stiff tail, short front legs and long powerful back legs on which it moves by jumping
  3. 3. a type of reptile that became extinct about 65,000,000 years ago. There were many different types of dinosaur, some of which were extremely large
  4. 7. a small animal covered in fur with a long tail. Squirrels climb trees and feed on nuts and seeds
  5. 8. a small animal with long ears and large front teeth that moves by jumping on its long back legs, or the meat of this animal eaten as food
  6. 10. a bird with a flat face and large eyes that hunts small mammals at night
  7. 11. a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night
  8. 13. a large, usually white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes
  9. 15. a large bird grown for its meat on farms, we always eat it on Thanksgiving day
  10. 16. a small reptile that has a long body, four short legs, a long tail, and thick skin
  11. 19. a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land or ice
  12. 21. a large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and can see very well
  13. 25. a small, brown mammal with a covering of sharp spines on its back