Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches (7)
  2. 4. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (6)
  3. 7. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (4)
  4. 9. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer (5)
  5. 11. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  6. 12. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic (6)

Down

  1. 1. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  2. 2. Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping (6)
  3. 5. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  4. 6. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  5. 8. Quacking water bird (4)
  6. 10. Long legless reptile that slithers (5)
  7. 13. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse (3)