Animals

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Across
  1. 4. an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat.
  2. 6. a powerfully built great ape with a large head and short neck, found in the forests of central Africa. It is the largest living primate.
  3. 7. a carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail, proverbial for its cunning.
  4. 9. a burrowing, gregarious, plant-eating mammal with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.
  5. 10. a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills.
  6. 11. a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractable claws. It is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed.
  7. 12. a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.
  8. 13. a wild carnivorous mammal of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, but has been widely exterminated.
Down
  1. 1. a tailless amphibian with smooth skin, long hind legs, and webbed feet
  2. 2. a young bird, especially one newly hatched
  3. 3. a small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail.
  4. 4. a bird with short, hooked beaks, flexible tongues, and grasping feet
  5. 5. a hardy domesticated ruminant animal that has backward curving horns and (in the male) a beard. It is kept for its milk and meat and is noted for its lively and frisky behavior.
  6. 8. a small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.
  7. 11. a fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef.