Animal Groups

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Across
  1. 5. These animals have scaly skin and usually lay eggs on land. Snakes and turtles are in this group.
  2. 8. These creatures live a "double life"—starting in the water with gills and moving to land with lungs. Frogs are the most famous ones!
  3. 11. A big word for animals that reproduce by laying eggs, like birds or lizards.
  4. 12. These animals are covered in feathers, have a beak, and almost all of them can fly through the sky.
Down
  1. 1. This huge group includes animals with jointed legs and a hard outer "shell" called an exoskeleton, like spiders and crabs.
  2. 2. These are "meat-eaters" that hunt other animals for food, like lions or sharks.
  3. 3. These animals have hair or fur, and mothers feed their babies milk. You are one of these!
  4. 4. A big word for animals that give birth to live babies instead of laying eggs.
  5. 6. These animals are not picky! They eat both plants and meat.are in this group.
  6. 7. These animals spend their whole lives underwater, using fins to swim and gills to breathe.
  7. 9. These animals only eat plants, like cows, elephants, and giraffes.
  8. 10. These soft-bodied animals often live in shells. Snails and octopuses belong to this group.