Animal Riddles
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I can be combined with a book.
10. The strangest creature you'll ever find: Two eyes in front and many
many more behind.
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15. When it was young, it had a tail. When it grew up, it had knees.
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16. What has a coat? Hugs you not in sympathy?
Whose smile you'd rather not see?
Whose stance is a terrible thing to see?
Who is it that brave men run away from?
Whose fingers are clawed?
Whose sleep lasts for months?
And who's company we shunt?
19. What goes in the water red, and comes out black?
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21. Although my cow is dead, I still beat her. What a racket she makes!
22. I fall with the waves, rise with the tide, and drift with the current
alongside. What am I?
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I can be long like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole.
27. Which bird does not belong in this group? Finch, gull, eagle, ostrich, or
sparrow?
28. A pet shop owner had a parrot with a sign on its cage that said "Parrot
repeats everything it hears." A young man bought the parrot and for
two weeks he spoke to it and it didn't say a word. He returned the
parrot but the shopkeeper said he never lied about the parrot. How can
this be?
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30. I give milk and have a horn but I'm not a cow. Who am I?
33. The homes of tiny creatures that collect in corners if you aren't vigilant
about dusting.
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37. Microparasite expert at sucking the blood of mammals and birds.
39. It can be white or blue or black, Humped or have a horn. And when it
talks it sings its menuets, as it's travelling the depths.
41. Old Grandpa Diddle Daddle jumped in the mud puddle, green cap and
yellow shoes. Guess all your loftiness and you can't guess these news.
42. What is green, has four legs, no tail, and usually heard at night?
44. What animal dwells in water and best known for its work ethic?
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47. If a dog were filling out a resume, he might list his mastery of this
game under "skills."
48. What lives where it cannot breathe and has a hole in its back?
54. This noble creature has the embarrassing inability to get up once it's
been flipped onto its back.
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55. I wiggle and cannot see,
sometimes underground and sometimes on a tree.
I really don't want to be on a hook,
and I become a person when combined with book.
What am I?
56. It is a path of cow juice spread across the sky but cannot be seen by the
naked eye.
57. Though it be cold, I wear no clothes, the frost and snow I never fear; I
value neither shoes nor hose, And yet I wander far and near: My diet is
forever good, I drink no cider, port, nor sack, what Providence doth
send for food, I neither buy, nor sell, nor lack.
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62. I can sing, but I can't talk. I can climb a high tree, but can't run. I have
very soft hair and a very hard mouth. What am I?
64. This is the most famous bank where children keep their assets.
67. A muttered rumble was heard from the pen, and I, in my walking
stopped to look in. What was this I saw? A massive beast, hoofed, and
jawed. With spikes upon its mighty brow, I watched as he struck the
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turf and prowled. And yet for all of his magnificence, he couldn't get
69. I am white and I am black. I am fast and I am not fat. I confuse many
people with my style. Who am I?
70. Though it is not an ox, it has horns; Though it is not a donkey, it has
packed-saddle; And wherever it goes it leaves silver behind.
73. I have four legs but no tail. Usually I am heard only at night.
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76. What is that which, while it lives, constantly changes its habit, that is
buried before it is dead, and whose tomb is valued wherever it is
found?
79. What has armor but is not a knight, snaps but is not a twig, and is
always at home even on the move?
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80. A horrid monster hides from the day, with many legs and many eyes.
With silver chains it catches prey. And eats it all before it dies.
Yet in every cottage does it stay. And every castle beneath the sky.
82. It sat upon a willow tree, and sang softly unto me.
Easing my pain and sorrow with its song. I wished to fly, but tarried
long.
And in my suffering, the willow was like a cool clear spring.
What was it that helped me so? To spend my time in my woe.
84. Holding two swords and eight spears. Dressed in a cow-leather tunic.
He peeks through a hole in the door.
85. A reaction to being spooked that takes its name from waterfowl.
86. My parents are singers, and while my father has red hair I am pale and
completely bald.
88. I am a activity dogs are very good at when a ball is thrown. What am I?
89. With no hammer or any kind of tool I build my house so quickly. What
am I?
90. While I did live, I food did give, which many one did daily eat.
Now being dead, you see they tread me under feet about the street.
91. It has plenty of backbone but doesn't have a let. It peels like an orange
but it comes from an egg.
92. Face with a tree, skin like the sea. A great beast I am. Yet vermin
frightens me.
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In its own way a royal fellow,
Striped with black and clothed in yellow.
94. What creature starts yellow inside and white outside, then becomes its
first five before becoming the whole?
100. In the fields a frightful thing. Watch it and you will find, it has a
pitchfork in the front, and a broom back behind.
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101. What is the only animal without the ability to fly but still does?
102. In all the world, none can compare, to this tiny weaver, his deadly cloth
so silky and fair.
103. I am a food made from the pressed curds of milk. I come in American,
swiss, sharp and many other flavors. What am I?
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107. I am gold and can be black and white, I'm a symbol for a nation, when
freedom took flight. What am I?
109. It rows quickly with four oars but never comes out from under his own
roof. What is it?
110. What wears a coat in the winter and pants in the summer?
115. What animal would you get crossed a duck, a beaver, and an otter?
117. Stolen from a cow, I'm placed in a vat. My flavor gets stronger the
longer I've sat. What am I?
118. What has no arms, hands, or legs but moves the earth?
121. They swim around in schools or pods and they are related to whales.
122. I have a tail. I can fly. I'm covered in colorful feathers. I can whistle
and I can talk.
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If you see it you'll be smitten, 'Cause it's fluffy like a mitten.
125. It's black and every time it speaks it says its name.
129. My first master has four legs, my second master has two. My first I
serve in life, my second I serve in death. Tough I am, yet soft beside.
Against ladies cheeks I often reside.
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132. Cute hares that hop and deliver eggs at Easter are called by this
nickname.
133. I have two eyes in the front and a lot of eyes on my tail. What am I?
135. Long slim and slender. Dark as homemade thunder. Keen eyes and
peaked nose. Scares the Devil wherever it goes.
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137. He calls in the morning, the day to renew,
139. Those with eyes bigger than their stomach will definitely leave the
restaurant with one of them. It is named after a house pet as well.
140. When I'm metal or wood, I help you get home. When I'm flesh and I'm
blood. In the darkness I roam.
141. Though desert men once called me God, today men call me mad.
For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad.
145. I sleep by day and fly at night, but I have no feathers to aid my flight.
What am I?
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148. Most people love to use me. You make me glide through the air. Even
your dog loves me. What am I?
149. You are in a room with 3 monkeys. One monkey has a banana, one has
a stick, and one has nothing. Who is the smartest primate?
150. A house has 4 walls. All of the walls are facing south, and a bear is
circling the house. What color is the bear?
151. What do you get when you cross an automobile with a household
animal?
152. According to many students, dogs have an appetite for this paper item.
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153. A celebrity under the sea.
155. I have no bones and no legs, but if you keep me warm, I will soon walk
away. What am I?
156. I have three heads. Cut off one, I become stronger. Cut off two, I become
ten. What am I?
160. I move without wings, between silken strings. I leave as you find my
substance behind. What am I?
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162. It's like a forest without trees, Like a jail you want to visit. Though the
inmates did no wrong. You may freely walk along, They're put there so
you can see them, Just as long as you don't feed them.
163. I have no eyes, no legs or ears and I help move the earth. What am I?
164. They are producers of pies and burgers and are great for tipping.
165. You're gonna need a bigger boat to go after one of these toothy hunters.
166. I wear a red robe, with staff in hand and a stone in my throat. Cut me
and I weep red tears. What am I?
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169. I am partly blind but can still see. I have legs but only use them for
171. The fans of the pied piper's smooth sound who are feared by elephants.
178. Often cooked as fillet, this meat comes from an animal that swims
underwater.
180. In the morning I sing on feathered wing. I soar through the air without
a care. What am I?
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It is a small collector,
184. What king can you make if you take the head of a lamb, the middle of a
pig, the hind of a buffalo, and the tail of a dragon?
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192. What build its house with earthen string and ensnares its prey with a
biting sting?
194. I'm a red creature from the sea with large claws, or pincers, and I'm
often boiled and served as an expensive dish at seafood restaurants.
195. If you are a man then your best friend will eat this for dinner.
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196. I am not very commonly found! Only in some rainforest! I have an odd
number of toes! I'm very lazy and hang upside down! What am I?
200. A man walks out of a house that has four walls all facing north. A bird
walks past him. What is it?
201. Small edible creature from the sea that is often served at restaurants.
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202. What is it that has a power socket on one end and a corkscrew on the
other?
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39. whale
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68. termite 97. pig
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126. lobster 155. egg
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184. lion 201. shrimp
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