Animals

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Across
  1. 2. the hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth
  2. 4. to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake
  3. 8. a type of small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts, and often two pairs of wings, for example, an ant, beetle, or butterfly
  4. 9. poisonous
  5. 10. a confused mixture of different things
  6. 13. a baby or a very young child
  7. 14. an animal that produces eggs and uses the heat of the sun to keep its blood warm, such as snakes
  8. 16. a small reptile that has a long body, four short legs, a long tail, and thick skin
  9. 17. any animal of which the female feeds her young on milk from her own body. Most mammals give birth to live young, not eggs
Down
  1. 1. a small lizard with wide feet, found especially in warm countries
  2. 2. an animal with smooth fur, sharp teeth, and a large, flat tail and they build dams
  3. 3. an enemy
  4. 5. an animal without legs that lives in water, has a soft outer body, uses its tail and fins to help it swim, and takes in oxygen from the water
  5. 6. a mammal with four legs and short brown fur that swims well and eats fish
  6. 7. openings in the nose
  7. 10. a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick
  8. 11. a creature with feathers and wings, usually able to fly
  9. 12. an Australian river mammal with a wide beak whose young are born from eggs
  10. 15. to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal to come out