Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  2. 4. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  3. 5. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming (6)
  4. 7. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse (3)
  5. 9. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (6)

Down

  1. 2. Eight-legged creature that spins webs (6)
  2. 3. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  3. 6. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  4. 8. Freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral (5)