Animal crossword

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Across
  1. 1. dragon The largest living lizard (reptile) found on a few Indonesian islands.
  2. 3. whale An enormous marine mammal and the largest animal to ever live on Earth.
  3. 5. macaw A brightly colored parrot (bird) from tropical rainforests of Central and South America.
  4. 7. cobra A long venomous reptile (snake) from Asia that can raise its hood when threatened.
  5. 8. kangaroo A hopping marsupial mammal from Australia that carries its young in a pouch.
  6. 10. panda A black-and-white mammal (bear) from China that mainly eats bamboo.
  7. 12. poison frog A tiny but highly poisonous amphibian found in Colombian rainforests.
  8. 13. elephant A large mammal with a long trunk and huge ears that lives in African savannas and forests.
  9. 14. leopard A rare mammal (big cat) adapted to cold mountain habitats in Asia.
  10. 16. bear A large white mammal (bear) adapted to the icy Arctic environment.
  11. 17. penguin A large flightless bird that lives and breeds on the ice of Antarctica.
Down
  1. 2. gorilla A powerful primate mammal that lives in the forests of central Africa.
  2. 3. eagle A powerful bird of prey with a white head and tail that hunts fish in North America.
  3. 4. lemur A small primate mammal from Madagascar with a long black-and-white striped tail.
  4. 6. A fast-running mammal (big cat) known as the fastest land animal.
  5. 9. puffin A small seabird with a colorful beak that nests on rocky Atlantic coasts.
  6. 10. sea turtle A large ocean reptile with flippers that migrates long distances in warm seas.
  7. 11. rhinoceros A large plant-eating mammal from Africa with two horns and a hooked upper lip.
  8. 13. A unique amphibian (salamander) that stays in its larval form and lives in freshwater lakes in Mexico.
  9. 15. white shark A large predatory fish (cartilaginous fish) with rows of sharp teeth.