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Across
  1. 2. a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.
  2. 6. a large black and white animal like a bear, that lives in China and is very rare.
  3. 7. a tall African animal with a very long neck, long legs, and dark marks on its coat.
  4. 8. a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian). They have very long back legs for jumping, and no tail.
  5. 9. a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. There are many types of them, some of which are poisonous.
  6. 11. a large plant-eating marsupial with a long powerful tail and strongly developed hind limbs that enable it to travel by leaping, found only in Australia and New Guinea.
  7. 13. a sea animal (a mammal ) that looks like a large fish with a pointed mouth. They are very intelligent and often friendly towards humans.
  8. 14. an animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding on or for carrying goods.
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  1. 1. a large powerful animal of the cat family, that hunts in groups and lives in parts of Africa and southern Asia. They have yellowish-brown fur and the male has a mane (= long thick hair round its neck).
  2. 3. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long thick hair on its neck) and a tail. They are used for riding on, pulling carriages, etc.
  3. 4. a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
  4. 5. ________ is a 7 letter word starting with B and ending with O.
  5. 6. an animal with pink, black or brown skin, short legs, a broad nose and a short tail which curls round itself. They are kept on farms for their meat (called pork) or live in the wild.
  6. 10. small animal with soft fur that people often keep as a pet. They catch and kill birds and mice.
  7. 12. an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. They are related to apes and humans.
  8. 13. an animal with four legs and a tail, often kept as a pet or trained for work, for example hunting or guarding buildings.