National Geographic Readers: Bats: Criss Cross

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Across

  • 2. When bats are not hunting for food, they're usually hiding in a ___.
  • 4. ___ is a system in some animals for locating objects using sound waves.
  • 5. Bats have four ___ and a thumb.
  • 6. Baby bats, called ___, completely depend on their mothers after they're born.
  • 7. ___ bats feed on the blood of animals like cows and deer.
  • 10. Some bats like to eat ___ - a sweet liquid made by flowers.

Down

  • 1. Bats are ___, meaning they are active at night.
  • 3. The environment in which living things live is called an ___.
  • 8. A ___ is an animal that nurses its young, has hair, and is warm-blooded.
  • 9. Bats have a sensitive ___ and big ears.

Word Bank

echolocation
ecosystem
mammal
vampire
nocturnal
nectar
fingers
nose
roost
pups