Across
- 2. the hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth
- 4. to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake
- 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
- 9. poisonous
- 10. a confused mixture of different things
- 13. a baby or a very young child
- 14. an animal that produces eggs and uses the heat of the sun to keep its blood warm, such as snakes
- 16. a small reptile that has a long body, four short legs, a long tail, and thick skin
- 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. a small lizard with wide feet, found especially in warm countries
- 2. an animal with smooth fur, sharp teeth, and a large, flat tail and they build dams
- 3. an enemy
- 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
- 6. a mammal with four legs and short brown fur that swims well and eats fish
- 7. openings in the nose
- 10. a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick
- 11. a creature with feathers and wings, usually able to fly
- 12. an Australian river mammal with a wide beak whose young are born from eggs
- 15. to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal to come out
