Across
- 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
- 5. a very small insect that lives under the ground in large and well-organized social groups
- 6. a small mammal with short fur, a pointed face, and a long tail
- 7. a small fish that swims in a vertical position and has a head like that of a horse
- 9. a bear with white fur that lives in the Arctic
- 12. a sea creature with a soft, oval body and eight tentacles (= long parts like arms)
- 14. a type of insect with large, often brightly coloured wings
- 17. a sea creature with five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh eaten as food
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 23. a yellow and black flying insect that makes honey and can sting you
- 24. a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head
Down
- 1. an insect with a hard shell-like back
- 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. 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
- 7. a small animal covered in fur with a long tail. Squirrels climb trees and feed on nuts and seeds
- 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
- 10. a bird with a flat face and large eyes that hunts small mammals at night
- 11. a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night
- 13. a large, usually white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes
- 15. a large bird grown for its meat on farms, we always eat it on Thanksgiving day
- 16. a small reptile that has a long body, four short legs, a long tail, and thick skin
- 19. a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land or ice
- 21. a large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and can see very well
- 25. a small, brown mammal with a covering of sharp spines on its back
