Printable Jungle Crossword Puzzle

Print a criss-cross jungle crossword of short words such as Sloth, Vine and Macaw, with its answer key.

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Jungle Crossword

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  • Boa
  • Macaw
  • Monkey
  • Mud
  • Nest
  • Palm
  • Parrot
  • Root
  • Seed
  • Shade
  • Snake
  • Turtle

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Answer key: Jungle Crossword

1SEEDH2N3PAL4ME5MDU6SNAKEDTC7M8PARROTWNK9TU10RTLEOY11BOAT

Across 1 SEED · 3 PALM · 6 SNAKE · 8 PARROT · 9 TURTLE · 11 BOA

Down 1 SHADE · 2 NEST · 4 MUD · 5 MACAW · 7 MONKEY · 10 ROOT

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Jungle Mammals 30

  • Anteater Long-snouted animal with no teeth that feeds on ants and termites
  • Armadillo Digger of the Americas whose back is covered in hard plates
  • Bat The only mammal that truly flies
  • Capybara The largest rodent in the world, a good swimmer
  • Chimpanzee Ape of Africa that fishes for termites with a stick
  • Coati Relative of the raccoon with a long snout and a ringed tail
  • Dolphin The pink kind of this mammal swims in South American rivers
  • Elephant Giant with a trunk and tusks; a smaller forest kind lives in Africa
  • Gibbon Small ape that swings arm over arm from branch to branch
  • Gorilla Largest of the apes, a plant eater of Africa
  • Howler One of the loudest monkeys of the Americas, named for its call
  • Jaguar Spotted big cat, the largest cat in the Americas
  • Kinkajou Animal nicknamed the honey bear, with a tail that can grip
  • Lemur Tree-dwelling primate whose only wild home is the island of Madagascar
  • Leopard Big cat with rosette spots that often rests on a branch
  • Manatee Slow, gentle plant eater sometimes called a sea cow
  • Mandrill One of the most colorful monkeys, its face marked with blue and red skin
  • Monkey Playful primate with a tail; many kinds live high in the branches
  • Ocelot Spotted wild cat of the Americas that hunts at night
  • Okapi Relative of the giraffe with striped legs, from the forests of Africa
  • Orangutan Shaggy orange ape of Southeast Asia that spends most of its life in trees
  • Otter Sleek fish eater with webbed feet; the giant kind lives in South America
  • Pangolin Mammal covered in scales that curls into a ball when scared
  • Panther Name for a big cat with a black coat
  • Peccary Pig-like animal of the Americas that lives in herds
  • Sloth Mammal so slow that green algae grows in its fur
  • Tamarin Squirrel-sized primate of the Central and South American forests
  • Tapir Plant eater shaped like a pig, with a short, bendy snout
  • Tarsier Small leaper of Southeast Asia whose eyes are huge for its head
  • Tiger Big orange cat of Asia with black stripes, a powerful swimmer

Jungle Birds 17

  • Cassowary Heavy bird that cannot fly, with a tall helmet-like casque on its head
  • Cockatoo One of the parrots of Australia and nearby islands, with a crest it can raise
  • Feather Light, soft part of a bird's coat; a bright one may drift down from the treetops
  • Harpy eagle Huge bird of prey of the Americas that hunts sloths and monkeys
  • Hoatzin South American bird whose chicks have claws on their wings
  • Hornbill Bird of Africa and Asia whose long bill often has a horn-like casque on top
  • Hummingbird Tiny bird that hovers in the air to sip sweet liquid from flowers
  • Kingfisher Brightly colored bird with a long, sharp bill that swoops down from a perch
  • Macaw One of the largest parrots, with a very long tail
  • Nest Where a bird lays its eggs, often woven from twigs and grass
  • Owl Bird of the night that can turn its head very far around
  • Parakeet Small, slim member of the parrots, with a long tail
  • Parrot Noisy, bright-feathered bird; some kinds learn to say words
  • Peacock Male bird of Asia that fans out a train of eye-spotted feathers
  • Quetzal Green bird with very long tail feathers, pictured on the flag of Guatemala
  • Toucan Bird whose bright bill looks too big for its body
  • Woodpecker Bird that hammers holes in tree trunks to find insects

Reptiles, Frogs and Fish 20

  • Anaconda One of the heaviest snakes in the world, a swimmer of South America
  • Arapaima One of the largest freshwater fish, from the rivers of South America
  • Basilisk Lizard of Central America that can run across water
  • Boa Squeezer of tropical South America with no venom, in three letters
  • Caiman Scaly river hunter of Central and South America, in the alligator family
  • Catfish Fish with whiskers around its mouth
  • Chameleon Lizard that changes color and shoots out a long tongue
  • Cobra It spreads a hood when it feels threatened
  • Crocodile Large reptile with powerful jaws that lies in wait at the water's edge
  • Dart frog Tiny amphibian whose bright colors warn that its skin is poisonous
  • Eel The electric ___ of South America, a long fish, can stun with a shock
  • Frog Croaking amphibian with long back legs for jumping
  • Gecko Small lizard whose toe pads let it walk up walls
  • Iguana Large plant-eating lizard of Central and South America
  • Piranha South American fish famous for its sharp teeth
  • Python Giant among the snakes of Africa and Asia; it squeezes what it catches
  • Snake Legless reptile that slithers
  • Tadpole Young of a hopping amphibian, with a tail and no legs at first
  • Tree frog Small climber with gripping discs on its toes that lives off the ground
  • Turtle Reptile that wears a bony shell for life

Bugs and Crawlers 26

  • Ant Tiny worker insect; the army kind marches in huge raids
  • Beetle Insect with hard wing covers; the Hercules kind has a long horn
  • Butterfly Insect whose four broad wings are covered in tiny colored scales
  • Caterpillar Leaf-eating young of an insect that will grow wings
  • Centipede Many-legged hunter with one pair of legs to every body segment
  • Cicada Insect whose males buzz so loudly that the whole forest hums
  • Cocoon Silk case in which a wingless young insect changes into a winged adult
  • Cricket Jumping insect; the males chirp at night
  • Dragonfly Fast flier with two pairs of clear wings and huge eyes
  • Firefly Insect that flashes its own light at night
  • Katydid Green insect whose wings look like leaves
  • Leafcutter Insect that carries cut leaves home to grow a fungus it eats
  • Leech Worm of wet places that sucks blood
  • Mantis Green hunter named for the prayer-like way it folds its front legs
  • Millipede Slow crawler with two pairs of legs on most body segments
  • Morpho Insect of the Americas famous for its big, shining blue wings
  • Mosquito Small flying insect whose bite itches
  • Moth Night-flying insect with scaly wings, often drawn to a lamp
  • Scorpion Eight-legged animal with two claws and a curved tail that stings
  • Snail Soft-bodied animal that slides along slowly and hides in its shell
  • Stick insect It hides by looking just like a twig
  • Swarm A great many insects flying or marching as one group
  • Tarantula Big spider with a hairy body and hairy legs
  • Termite Wood-eating insect that builds tall mounds
  • Wasp Stinging insect with a narrow waist
  • Web Silk net spun to catch flying insects

Trees and Plants 30

  • Bamboo Giant woody grass with hollow stems that grows very fast
  • Banana Curved fruit in a yellow peel
  • Bark Rough skin of a tree trunk
  • Brazil nut Big, hard-shelled food from one of the largest trees of South America
  • Bromeliad Plant whose cup of leaves holds a small pool of rain
  • Buttress Name for the wide, wall-like roots at the base of a giant tree
  • Cacao Chocolate begins as the beans inside this tree's pods
  • Coconut Big brown fruit with white meat and a sweet drink inside
  • Ebony Very dark, heavy wood from a tropical tree
  • Fern Flowerless green plant whose new leaves unroll from a curl
  • Fig Soft fruit packed with tiny seeds; many jungle animals depend on it
  • Frond Large leaf divided into many narrow parts
  • Kapok Giant tree whose pods are full of fluffy fiber
  • Liana Woody climber that hangs between the treetops like a rope
  • Mahogany Tropical tree prized for its reddish-brown wood
  • Mango Juicy tropical fruit with one large stone inside
  • Moss Low, soft green plant that covers damp trunks like a carpet
  • Orchid Flower that often grows on a branch high above the ground
  • Palm Tree with a bare trunk and a crown of large fronds
  • Papaya Soft orange fruit full of round black seeds
  • Pineapple Spiky fruit that grows from the middle of a low plant
  • Rafflesia Plant of Southeast Asia with the largest single flower in the world
  • Root Underground part of a plant that drinks in water
  • Rubber Bouncy material first made from the milky sap of a South American tree
  • Seed Small beginning of a plant, found inside a fruit
  • Strangler Name for a tree that sprouts on another tree, wraps it in roots and takes its light
  • Teak Tree of South and Southeast Asia with hard, long-lasting wood
  • Vanilla Sweet flavoring from the long pods of a climbing plant
  • Vine Climbing plant that winds its way up toward the light
  • Water lily Pond plant with floating round leaves; the giant kind grows in South America

Layers, Rivers and Weather 40

  • Amazon Largest rainforest on Earth, and the river that runs through it
  • Camouflage Trick of looking like a leaf or a twig in order to hide
  • Canoe Light, narrow boat that river travelers paddle
  • Canopy Thick green ceiling of a jungle, far above the ground
  • Climate Kind of weather a place has year after year
  • Cloud It floats in the sky and brings the rain
  • Congo Great river of central Africa, with the second-largest rainforest around it
  • Dew Tiny drops that wet the leaves at dawn
  • Emergent Word for a giant tree that pokes out above the forest's roof
  • Endangered Word for a kind of animal that is at risk of dying out
  • Equator Line on a globe halfway between the two poles
  • Expedition Journey that a group makes to explore a place
  • Explorer Traveler who sets out to map an unknown place
  • Extinct Word for a kind of animal that has died out forever
  • Flood What a river does when heavy rain makes it spill over its banks
  • Floor Bottom level of the forest, dark and covered in fallen leaves
  • Habitat The kind of place where a living thing is at home in the wild
  • Hammock Bed that swings above the ground, tied to two trees
  • Humid Word for air that is warm and full of moisture
  • Mist Fine, thin fog among the trees
  • Monsoon Season of heavy rain in South and Southeast Asia
  • Mud Soft, wet earth
  • Mushroom Umbrella-shaped fungus that grows from rotting wood and leaves
  • Nocturnal Word for an animal that is active at night
  • Oxygen Part of the air that a forest's green leaves give out by day
  • Predator Meat eater that stalks or ambushes its meals
  • Rainfall Water that drops from the clouds; a jungle gets a great deal of it
  • Rot To break down slowly, as fallen leaves do
  • Shade What a thick roof of leaves gives the ground below
  • Soil Thin top covering of earth that feeds a forest's plants
  • Species Scientists' word for one kind of animal or plant
  • Storm Heavy rain with strong wind
  • Stream Little river you could wade across
  • Sunlight Light from our star; very little of it reaches the bottom of a jungle
  • Swamp Flooded forest land, soft and muddy underfoot
  • Thunder Boom you hear after lightning flashes
  • Trail Path worn by feet through thick plants
  • Tropics Warm belt around the middle of the Earth where most jungles grow
  • Understory Dim level of small trees and shrubs beneath the leafy roof
  • Waterfall River water tumbling straight down a rock wall

How this list was compiled: Clues written for this site for elementary classes: jungle mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and fish, bugs, trees and plants, and the layers, rivers and weather of a rainforest. Each animal and plant fact was checked in its English Wikipedia article (en.wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA 4.0), and each answer was looked up in Wiktionary (en.wiktionary.org), in October 2026. No clue was copied from a published puzzle. Licence: own work

How it works

This printable jungle crossword puzzle is a vocabulary crossword for an animal or rainforest unit. It opens on Easy Jungle Words with a word bank, and six more sets run from jaguars and toucans to the canopy and the understory.

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Seven clue sets

Easy Jungle Words keeps to short answers: Sloth, Tapir, Vine, Gecko. Jungle Mammals has Jaguar, Orangutan and Kinkajou. Jungle Birds has Toucan, Hornbill and Hoatzin. Reptiles, Frogs and Fish has Anaconda, Basilisk and Piranha. Bugs and Crawlers has Leafcutter, Morpho and Tarantula. Trees and Plants has Kapok, Liana and Bromeliad. Layers, Rivers and Weather has Canopy, Understory, Emergent and Humid.

For younger and older classes

For a free printable jungle crossword for kids in about grades 2 and 3, stay on Easy Jungle Words and keep the word bank. Grades 3 to 6 can take one themed set at a time. These bands are our judgment, not a published standard.

Questions and answers

Which animals are in the jungle crossword?

Jaguar, Tiger, Sloth, Gorilla, Orangutan, Tapir, Okapi and Lemur among the mammals; Toucan, Macaw and Hornbill among the birds; Anaconda, Chameleon and Tree frog too. Each clue gives one fact, such as the bird whose chicks have claws on their wings.

Is this a rainforest crossword too?

Yes. The clues cover the animals and plants of tropical rainforests and the layers of the forest, from the forest floor up to the emergent trees. The Amazon and the Congo are both answers.

Does the jungle crossword print with an answer key?

Yes. The answer key prints last, on a sheet of its own, and the line beside Print gives the page count on Letter or A4.

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