Across
- 3. Cleaning and maintaining an animal’s coat, feathers, scales, or skin, which may include brushing, bathing, nail trimming, and teeth cleaning.
- 4. Regularly measuring an animal’s body weight to monitor health, growth, or detect illness.
- 6. The physical environment designed to meet an animal’s species-specific needs for space, temperature, humidity, and hiding places.
- 7. The process of exposing an animal to humans, other animals, and various situations to build confidence and reduce fear or aggression.
- 9. The natural shedding of old feathers, fur, skin, or exoskeleton to allow new growth.
- 10. A period of dormancy in reptiles and amphibians during cold weather, similar to hibernation in mammals.
Down
- 1. The application of medical procedures, medications, or therapies to cure, manage, or alleviate symptoms of an illness, injury, or health condition in an animal.
- 2. Absorbent material placed in an animal’s enclosure for comfort, warmth, and waste absorption.
- 5. The science of providing balanced food and water to meet an animal’s growth, maintenance, and reproductive needs.
- 8. Raising a young animal that is not one’s biological offspring, often done when the biological mother is unable to care for it.