Animal Crossword Puzzles

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Across
  1. 2. A large wild member of the cat family that is found in Africa. They have yellowish fur, and males have long hair on their head and neck.
  2. 4. A reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. Some of them are poisonous.
  3. 6. A large bird that is often kept for its meat, eaten especially at Christmas in Britain and at Thanksgiving in the US.
  4. 8. A wild animal which looks like a dog and has reddish-brown fur, a pointed face and ears, and a thick tail. They eat smaller animals.
  5. 9. A large bird that has a long neck and webbed feet. Geese are often farmed for their meat.
  6. 11. An African wild horse that has black and white stripes.
  7. 13. A type of large black and white sea bird found mainly in the Antarctic. They cannot fly but use their short wings for swimming.
  8. 14. An Australian animal which looks like a small bear with gr
  9. 15. A very large animal with a long, flexible nose called a trunk, which it uses to pick up things. They live in India and Africa.
  10. 18. Birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
  11. 19. A farm animal which is covered with thick curly hair called wool.
Down
  1. 1. An animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees.
  2. 3. A large African animal with a very long neck, long legs, and dark patches on its body.
  3. 5. A common bird that lives on or near water and has short legs, webbed feet (= feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes) and a wide beak.
  4. 7. A large bird of prey with a massive hooked bill and long broad wings, renowned for its keen sight and powerful soaring flight.
  5. 10. A very large fish. Some sharks have very sharp teeth and may attack people.
  6. 12. A large, strong wild animal with thick fur and sharp claws.
  7. 13. A large animal like a bear that has black and white fur and lives in the bamboo forests of China.
  8. 16. A large fierce animal belonging to the cat family. They are orange with black stripes.
  9. 17. Very large mammals that live in the sea.