A Dangerous Life: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from A Dangerous Life. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use on your tablet, phone, or computer.

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Across

  • 4. An overland journey for sightseeing & photographing wildlife
  • 5. Illegal hunters looking wild game
  • 8. A social group of elephants
  • 10. The largest existing land mammals
  • 11. A safe place for injured and endangered animals
  • 12. Hard, white material from the tusks and teeth of animals

Down

  • 1. Nairobi is the capital of ___
  • 2. The continent where Amelia & her mother go on a special trip
  • 3. ___ are elongated, continuously growing front teeth that protrude well beyond the mouth
  • 6. An ___ is a special scientist who studies ecosystems
  • 7. A Bantu language
  • 9. The female leader of a family

Word Bank

africa
elephants
matriarch
herd
ivory
tusks
kenya
safari
swahili
ecologist
poachers
sanctuary