Across
- 2. a long, sharp tooth
- 4. the hard part on the bottom of the feet of animals such as horses, sheep, and deer
- 5. the foot of an animal that has claws or nails, such as a cat, dog, or bear
- 8. a group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk or meat
- 9. a poisonous liquid that some snakes, insects, etc. produce and can put into another animal's body by biting or stinging
- 10. the long, tube-shaped nose of an elephant
- 11. an adult female horse
- 13. the state of being asleep for the winter
- 15. animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
- 16. an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it
- 18. to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal to come out
- 21. an animal, such as a frog, that lives both on land and in water but must produce its eggs in water
- 22. a pointed part of an insect, plant, or animal that goes through a person's or animal's skin and leaves behind poison
- 23. a brown or black insect that makes short, loud noises by rubbing its wings together
- 24. the thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals
Down
- 1. a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales
- 3. a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects
- 6. either of a pair of long, thin organs that are found on the heads of insects and crustaceans (= animals with hard outer shells) and are used to feel with
- 7. any animal of which the female feeds her young on milk from her own body
- 12. an animal with no spine
- 13. a small, brown mammal with a covering of sharp spines on its back
- 14. either of the two long, pointed teeth of some animals such as elephants
- 17. an animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals
- 19. solid waste from animals, especially horses, that is spread on the land in order to make plants grow
- 20. any of the long, stiff hairs growing on the face of a cat, mouse, or other mammal