Australian Animals
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
K
l
Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat
2.
K
a
n
o
Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful
3.
P
l
p
u
Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail
4.
E
d
n
A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants
5.
b
b
Bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
6.
p
s
m
Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
7.
d
o
Wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
8.
c
r
d
e
Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body
9.
w
b
a
Burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
10.
k
o
a
b
r
Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
11.
c
o
c
o
White or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region
13.
m
i
e
Long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
14.
w
l
l
Any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos