Across
- 1. I cannot taste sugar, because I do not have sweet taste buds. But, I’m a very popular pet and have been for a very long time.
- 2. I am known as a king, and the jungle’s where I reign. It is hard to tame me, and I have a large mane.
- 7. I wear a tuxedo in the snow and skate on my tummy across the ice.
- 8. I’m an animal you might love, but I’m too big to be your pet. I have an extremely long trunk, and it’s said I never forget.
- 9. I have two long ears, and I don’t walk, I hop.
- 13. I live in the woods. I am very big and furry. I like to eat fish and berries. I love honey as much as you do.
- 14. Only polar bears and brown bears are bigger than me amongst land carnivores. One more thing, I have a tail that is about three feet.
- 15. I’m spotty and speedy, but not at all greedy. I look like a leopard but don’t try to play me at cards.
- 17. I have horns but I can’t beep. I like to bleat but I’m not a sheep.
- 18. I plough fields, but never sow. I’ve a corkscrew tail and snuffly nose.
- 19. The height of my legs—usually around 6 feet—is taller than most humans.
- 20. The alphabet goes from A to Z but I go Z to A.
- 21. I am the biggest reptile on earth. Humans sometimes want shoes named after me.
- 22. I’m able to turn my head around 270 degrees and I’m noted for being quiet in flight. What bird am I?
- 25. What animal is shy and always trying to hide from flying objects?
- 27. I jump when I walk and sit when I stand.
- 28. I move without wings, between silken strings, I leave as you find, my substance behind.
Down
- 1. Play me with a ball and bat or hear me chirp in a top hat.
- 3. I’m born pink in color but then change to black and white. I’m easy to feed, as my favorite food is bamboo.
- 4. I hide my treasure in the ground, my tail is big and fluffy. If you spot me in a tree, please don’t call me scruffy.
- 5. When I’m born, I have white spots that disappear as I get older. The spots help me blend into my surroundings. My coat is usually light brown in color.
- 6. I come from an egg, but have no legs. Be careful, as I may have a poisonous bite.
- 10. I have wings but I am not a bird. I am small, colorful, and beautiful. I live in gardens and fields and forests. I used to be a caterpillar.
- 11. I like to hop around, and I’m a tadpole when I’m young. I am green and I croak and catch flies with my long tongue.
- 12. I am a fruit, a bird, and a person
- 16. I have a mane but I’m not a lion and I wear my shoes to bed.
- 18. I am a big, beautiful bird with a loud cry. I like to fan out my colorful feathers to get attention.
- 23. I have a hole in my back and legs I lack. I live where I can’t breathe and I eat without teeth.
- 24. I’ve got lumps on my back and I live on the sand. I’m strong and I carry you over the land.
- 25. I never leave water, but I breathe air. I live in a school all my life.
- 26. This is something that you might eat, as well as its eggs that it laid.