Antarctic Animals Crossword Puzzle

About the Antarctic Animals Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle features animals that live in Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean. Look for penguins such as the Emperor and Adélie, seals like the Weddell and leopard seal, and seabirds including the Snow Petrel. Whales, krill, and Antarctic fish round out the list. It suits students learning about polar habitats and anyone curious about the wildlife of the far south.

This crossword draws on 27 clues about Antarctic Animals. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Bird with white eye rings and a tuxedo coat (13 letters)
• •Deep-sea cephalopod with enormous eyes (13 letters)
• •Rorqual known as the greyhound of the sea (8 letters)
• •Deep-water cephalopod with long feeding tentacles (10 letters)
• •Marine crustacean related to woodlice (6 letters)
• •Spotted predator that hunts penguins (11 letters)
• •Black-and-white apex predator also called a killer whale (4 letters)
• •Marine arthropod with long, spindly legs (9 letters)

Teaching this topic or planning a party? Make your own crossword with your own words and clues.