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Anagrams of Animals

Unscramble each word below to form an animal name.

1.

1. Act

2. Bare

3. Flow

4. Hear

5. Low

6. Reed

7. Sawn

8. Toga

2.

1. Barged

2. Nacre

3. Ode

4. Wee

5. Gun

6. Paroled

7. Ream

8. Corona

9. Ales

10. Tags

11. Retirer

Answers:

1.

1. Cat

2. Bear

3. Wolf, Fowl

4. Hare

5. Owl

6. Deer

Reed: water plant with straight stalk

7. Swan

Sawn: cut with to-and-fro movement of saw

Swan: large water bird that is usually white in color

8. Goat

Toga: dress covering whole person except head and right arm

Goat: animal with horns that gives milk

2.

1. Badger

Barged: intruded; pushed in

Badger: large burrowing animal with black and white stripes on head

2. Crane

Nacre: mother of pearl

Crane: large wading bird

3. Doe

Ode: poem

Doe: female of deer, rabbit or hare

4. Ewe

Wee: tiny; very small

Ewe: female sheep

5. Gnu

Gnu: large heavy antelope

Gun: fire weapon

6. Leopard

Paroled: released with condition to not escape

Leopard: large carnivorous animal having fawn coat with dark spots

7. Mare

Ream: 480 to 500 sheets of paper; twenty quires of paper

Mare: female horse

8. Racoon

Corona: circle of light around something

Racoon: carnivorous animal with bushy tail found in America

9. Seal

Ales: kinds of beer or malt liquor

Seal: amphibious animal with silky fur

10. Stag

Stag: male deer

Tags: pieces of strong material attached to something as a mark or label

11. Terrier

Terrier: small lively dog that likes to burrow

Retirer: somebody who leaves business or active life

to be continued

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