Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles
Living Things
Mammals
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2. the only mammal that flies
3. a dog that lives with humans
5. changes that animals make to help them
be better able to live in their environment
7. a meat-eating animal
8. an animal that eats plants and meat
11. a young dog
12. The blue ____ is the largest mammal.
13. the seasonal movement by animals from
one environment to another
16. a small mammal that defends itself with
a foul smelling spray
19. a mountain goat
21. a mammal with a very long neck
22. animals that hunt other animals for food
23. Some animals build permanent homes,
but others build ____ homes each night.
25. a desert mammal with humps
26. the way animals locate objects by
making sounds and hearing them
echoed
28. how big or small something is
29. Mammals help maintain the ____ of
nature.
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1. a way of hiding something so it looks like
its surroundings
2. a hole or tunnel dug by an animal for a
place to hide or for a home
3. an animal that is hunted and eaten by
another animal
4. a region that is marked and defended by
a certain type of animal
6. animals that eat dead animals or rotting
plants
9. Animals that are active at night are ____.
10. to create a likeness of oneself
14. a plant-eating animal
15. Mammals such as monkeys, tigers, and
gorillas live in the ____.
17. a mammal that is a marsupial
18. to sleep through the winter in a den or a
burrow to save energy
20. an egg-laying mammal that lives in
Australia
24. The ____ bear lives at the North Pole.
27. A giraffe uses its long ____ to get food in
tall trees and to spot predators.
Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles
Mammals Living Things

Mammals
jungle
jungle reproduce
reproduce ibex
ibex giraffe
giraffe predatorshibernate
predators hibernate
camel
camel balance
balance prey
prey skunk
skunk echolocationkangaroo
echolocation kangaroo
burrow migration
burrow migration bat
bat pet
pet puppy
puppy whalewhaleplatypusplatypus
size territory carnivore nocturnal herbivore omnivore
size territory carnivore nocturnal herbivore omnivore
neck temporary adaptations camouflage scavengers polar
neck temporary adaptations camouflage scavengers polar

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