Across
- 2. a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and typically by being able to fly
- 4. a large tawny-colored cat that lives in prides, found in Africa and northwestern India.The male has a flowing shaggy mane and takes little part in hunting, which is done cooperatively by the females
- 6. a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractable claws. It is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed
- 8. a large African mammal with a very long neck and forelegs, having a coat patterned with brown patches separated by lighter lines. It is the tallest living
- 10. a very large solitary cat with a yellow-brown coat striped with black, native to the forests of Asia but becoming increasingly rare
- 11. a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice
- 12. a wild carnivorous mammal of the dog family,living and hunting in packs. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, but has been widely exterminated.
Down
- 1. is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiautomatic mammal and ungulate native to sub-Saharan Africa
- 3. 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
- 5. 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. an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds
- 9. a carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail, proverbial for its cunning