Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Social insect living in organized colonies (3)
  2. 4. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  3. 5. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (4)
  4. 8. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer (5)
  5. 9. Web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic (5)

Down

  1. 1. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  2. 2. Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic (6)
  3. 5. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species (3)
  4. 6. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  5. 7. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)