Across
- 3. who was the first animal to be used for milk by humans?
- 6. this animal's group is known as a "pride"
- 7. flying insect that builds nests
- 10. a mammal that weighs as much as thirty elephants
- 12. a large marine mammal with long tusks
- 13. the tallest animal in the world
- 14. this bird can fly backwards
- 19. this animal will take on the colors of its environment even if it's completely blind
- 20. this animal evaporates in the sun, because it's 98% made of water
- 21. which animal was among the Titanic survivors?
- 23. this animal uses its eye to swallow food
- 26. which animal is used to find truffles?
- 27. the world’s largest land predator
- 29. who has the longest memory in the animal kingdom?
Down
- 1. dogs of this breed are completely white at birth, but adult ones are covered with black spots
- 2. which animal can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night?
- 4. which animal has striped skin as well as its fur?
- 5. prehistoric animal that used to rule the planet
- 8. the fear of this animal is called arachnophobia
- 9. plants thousands of new trees each year simply by forgetting where it put its acorns
- 11. the only mammal that can fly
- 15. which insect can leap 20 times the length of its own body?
- 16. which animal has the unfortunate myth of causing warts?
- 17. who is the fastest land animal in the world?
- 18. the national animal of Spain
- 22. we share 98.4% of our DNA with this member of the ape family
- 24. a bird that can run faster than a horse
- 25. an insect that can jump up to 200 times its own height
- 28. this animal has three hearts –
- 30. this snake swallows a rabbit whole and may eat as many as 150 mice in a six-month period
