Animals

4. a large wild cat that has yellow fur with black spots on it and lives in Africa and southern Asia
6. a reptile with a long body and no legs
8. a small, grey Southern African animal that sometimes sits up on its back legs
9. a small rodent, larger than a mouse, that has a long tail and is considered to be harmful
10. a very large animal with short legs and thick, dark grey skin that lives near water in Africa
12. a small, brown mammal with a covering of sharp spines on its back
14. a wild animal of the dog family
16. A large slender spotted cat found in Africa and parts of Asia. It is the fastest animal on land.
17. a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web
18. a small North American animal with black marks on its face and a long tail with black rings on it

1. a sea creature with a soft, oval body and eight tentacles (= long parts like arms)
2. a mammal with four legs and short brown fur that swims well and eats fish
3. a large African animal with a very long neck and long legs
5. a large, black and white mammal that lives in forests in China. They eat bamboo.
6. a small creature similar to an insect that lives in hot, dry areas of the world and has a long body and a curved tail with a poisonous sting (= pointed part that can go through skin)
7. a type of insect with large, often brightly coloured wings
11. a very large bird from Africa that cannot
13. a large animal with a long neck, that lives in the desert and has one or two humps
14. a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head
15. a small North American animal with fur and dark stripes along its back