Vertebrates
| L | E | M | A | C | P | F | ||||
| E | R | A | E | B | E | D | E | C | ||
| R | I | L | H | N | N | S | A | F | R | G |
| E | O | W | E | G | N | L | R | F | O | H |
| E | O | T | U | P | L | A | A | A | C | S |
| C | O | I | A | I | H | B | T | R | O | D |
| A | N | H | R | G | D | A | E | I | D | R |
| A | O | O | S | O | I | E | N | G | I | I |
| I | G | T | G | I | R | L | E | T | L | B |
| T | C | A | T | F | C | L | R | E | ||
| H | I | G | U | A | N | A | ||||
- ALLIGATOR
- BEAR
- BIRDS
- CAMEL
- CAT
- COW
- CROCODILE
- DEER
- DOG
- ELEPHANT
- FISH
- GIRAFFE
- GORILLA
- IGUANA
- PENGUIN
- RAT
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Every animal in this puzzle shares one thing: a backbone. That shared spine links the giraffe to the penguin, the crocodile to the fish, and the rat to the elephant. Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates, which is why an iguana and a bear sit on the same word list.
Vertebrates Word Search Answer Key
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