Across
- 4. one of the five species in the genus Panthera
- 5. the tallest living terrestrial animal
- 9. elephant weighs 12,000 lbs
- 10. fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton
- 11. this animal lives in the arctic
- 12. distinctive and highly special of Old World lizards
- 14. the largest extant member of its family
- 17. the fifth-smallest biological family in the Carnivora
Down
- 1. a widely distributed and diverse group of aquatic mammals
- 2. developed from their ribs and acting as a shield
- 3. many people have this pet
- 6. stands on one leg only
- 7. carnivore mammals of the family Ursidae
- 8. have slender, long-legged bodies with blunt,retractable claws
- 13. the second largest extant species after the tiger
- 15. aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs
- 16. whale biggest animal on earth