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title: "Free Mammals word search with answer key"
description: "A free printable mammals word search for children. Find lions, whales, bears and 13 more mammals on a 15 by 15 grid, with an answer key. No sign-up needed."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/mammals"
---

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# Mammals word search

Mammals live on land and in the sea, from tiny mice to enormous whales. A mix of them is hidden in the grid for children to find and learn. A nice way to explore what makes a mammal a mammal.

PuzzleDesign

Puzzle title

Words (one per line, or comma separated)LION TIGER ELEPHANT WHALE DOLPHIN KANGAROO BEAR WOLF FOX HORSE RABBIT HEDGEHOG SQUIRREL OTTER BADGER DEER

Difficulty

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Easy hides words across and down; Hard adds diagonals, backwards words and heavier camouflage.

Grid size

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Answers

Loop wordsShade letters

How the answer key marks each hidden word.

Theme

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Letters

Frame

Found-word mark

Page background

Style

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Clean drops the page-number footer.

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Two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Loop each hidden word or shade its letters, the answer page updates as you choose.

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Preview

The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.

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- ## Mammals Word Search

  Mammals Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  KANGAROO

  RABBIT

  WOLF

  ELEPHANT

  TIGER

  BEAR

  HEDGEHOG

  OTTER

  LION

  SQUIRREL

  HORSE

  FOX

  DOLPHIN

  WHALE

  BADGER

  DEER

  1

  Puzzle
- ## Mammals Word Search · Answers

  Mammals Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  KANGAROO

  RABBIT

  WOLF

  ELEPHANT

  TIGER

  BEAR

  HEDGEHOG

  OTTER

  LION

  SQUIRREL

  HORSE

  FOX

  DOLPHIN

  WHALE

  BADGER

  DEER

  2

  Answer key

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## Words to find in this mammals word search

These 16 words are hidden in the grid above, and they print alongside the puzzle so solvers know what to look for.

- Lion
- Tiger
- Elephant
- Whale
- Dolphin
- Kangaroo
- Bear
- Wolf
- Fox
- Horse
- Rabbit
- Hedgehog
- Squirrel
- Otter
- Badger
- Deer

## Making a whole mammals book?

This page makes one mammals puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP word-search maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-word-search-maker) generates hundreds of puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes.

## More word search themes

- [Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/animals)
- [Ocean Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/ocean-animals)
- [Space](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/space)
- [Dinosaurs](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/dinosaurs)
- [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/birds)
- [Insects](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/insects)

[See every word search theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search)

## Questions

**Is this mammals word search free to print?**

Yes. Generate the mammals puzzle above, with its 16 hidden words and an answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

**Can I change the mammals word list?**

Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed list, but you can edit the words or the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.

**Can I make a mammals word search book to sell on KDP?**

Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio generates hundreds of puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.