Animals

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful (8)
  2. 4. An inexperienced young person (plural) (7)
  3. 7. Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping (plural) (7)
  4. 10. Eight-legged creature that spins webs (plural) (7)
  5. 11. Woolly farm animal that says baa (5)
  6. 12. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)

Down

  1. 1. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (plural) (8)
  2. 2. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)
  3. 5. Long-eared animal related to the horse (plural) (7)
  4. 6. Young domestic cat (plural) (7)
  5. 8. Big cat with orange and black stripes (plural) (6)
  6. 9. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (plural) (5)