Across
- 2. Male Siberian tigers are the largest big cats in the _______.
- 5. An animal at the very top of the food web is called an _____ predator.
- 7. Big cats have a total of eighteen of these.
- 10. All the big cats are meat-eaters, aka ____________.
- 11. This is the only big cat that has a tasseled tail.
- 12. Name of the social group in which lions live.
- 13. This is the only big cat found in the wild in the USA.
Down
- 1. Because big cats stalk, chase and kill other animals for food, they are classified as ________.
- 2. These touch sensitive structures help cats "see" in the dark.
- 3. The name "jaguar" comes from a Native American word meaning "he who kills with one _____.:
- 4. These big cats like to go fishing.
- 6. This large, flightless bird can kill a lion.
- 8. Mother lions allow other cubs in the pride to drink their _____.
- 9. Unlike the other big cats, snow leopards and cheetahs CANNOT do this.
- 10. These big cats do not have retractable claws.