African Animals

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Across
  1. 2. a very large bird from Africa that cannot fly.
  2. 11. a large bird with pink feathers, long, thin legs, a long neck, and a beak that curves down.
  3. 12. a wild animal like a dog that lives in Africa and southern Asia and eats animals that have died or been killed by others.
  4. 14. a wild animal of the cat family, with yellowish-brown fur and black spots, that can run faster than any other animal.
  5. 15. a very large animal with short legs and thick, dark grey skin that lives near water in Africa.
  6. 16. a large ape (= animal like a monkey) that comes from western and central Africa.
  7. 18. a mammal like a deer with horns and long, thin legs that allow it to run very fast.
  8. 19. a large wild cat that has yellow fur with black spots on it.
  9. 20. an animal with a covering of long, sharp quills (= stiff hairs like needles) on its back.
Down
  1. 1. a large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-brown fur.
  2. 3. an animal with a thick, hard shell that it can move its head and legs into for protection. It eats plants, moves very slowly, and sleeps during the winter.
  3. 4. an African wild animal that looks like a horse, with black or brown and white lines on its body.
  4. 5. a very large, thick-skinned animal from Africa or Asia that has one or two horns on its nose.
  5. 6. a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes in hot, wet parts of the world. It is like an alligator, but it usually has a longer and narrower nose.
  6. 7. a reptile with a long body and no legs.
  7. 8. a very large grey mammal that has long nose.
  8. 9. a wild animal that looks like a dog, hunts in groups, and makes a sound similar to a human laugh.
  9. 10. a type of large monkey with a long, pointed face like a dog and large teeth.
  10. 13. a large African animal with a very long neck and long legs.
  11. 17. a small animal from Madagascar, similar to a monkey with thick fur and a long tail, that lives in trees and is active at night.