natural world

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Across
  1. 1. A dry area with little water, where few plants and animals can live.
  2. 3. The body parts that help birds and insects fly.
  3. 7. The soft, light covering on a bird’s body.
  4. 8. The thick hair that covers the skin of some animals.
  5. 10. A long, flowing body of water that moves toward the sea.
  6. 11. A large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth.
  7. 13. Long, narrow lines of different colors on an animal’s body.
  8. 14. The hard, pointed mouth of a bird.
Down
  1. 2. The long part at the back of an animal’s body.
  2. 4. The small, hard plates that cover the skin of fish and reptiles.
  3. 5. A hole or tunnel in the ground where some animals live.
  4. 6. A hard, pointed part on the head of some animals like cows and rhinos.
  5. 8. A flat body part that helps fish and other sea animals swim.
  6. 9. The sharp nails on the feet of some animals and birds.
  7. 12. The branched horns found on the head of a deer.