ANIMALS RIDDLES
Across
- 2. I have horns but I can’t beep. I like to bleat but I’m not a sheep. What am I?
- 3. The height of my legs—usually around 6 feet—is taller than most humans. What animal am I?
- 4. I’ve got lumps on my back and I live on the sand. I’m strong and I carry you over the land. What am I?
- 7. I have a mane but I’m not a lion and I wear my shoes to bed. What am I?
- 8. You might be called this animal if someone thinks that you’re afraid. This is something that you might eat, as well as its eggs that it laid. What animal am I?
- 10. I hide my treasure in the ground, my tail is big and fluffy. If you spot me in a tree, please don’t call me scruffy. What am I?
- 12. I’m an animal you might love, but I’m too big to be your pet. I have an extremely long trunk, and it’s said I never forget. What am I?
- 14. I move without wings, between silken strings, I leave as you find, my substance behind. What am I?
- 16. I have two long ears, and I don’t walk, I hop. What am I?
- 17. I wear a tuxedo in the snow and skate on my tummy across the ice. What am I?
- 19. I jump when I walk and sit when I stand. What am I?
Down
- 1. I have wings but I am not a bird. I am small, colorful, and beautiful. I live in gardens and fields and forests. I used to be a caterpillar. What am I?
- 4. I’m spotty and speedy, but not at all greedy. I look like a leopard but don’t try to play me at cards. What am I?
- 5. I live in the woods. I am very big and furry. I like to eat fish and berries. I love honey as much as you do. What am I?
- 6. I have a hole in my back and legs I lack. I live where I can’t breathe and I eat without teeth. What am I?
- 9. I live upside down. I see with my ears and don’t use my eyes, and on Halloween, I’ll give you a big surprise. What am I?
- 10. I live in the ocean and move slowly. I eat clams and have five arms. What am I?
- 11. The alphabet goes from A to Z but I go Z to A. What am I?
- 13. I like to hop around, and I’m a tadpole when I’m young. I am green and I croak and catch flies with my long tongue. What am I?
- 15. I am known as a king, and the jungle’s where I reign. It is hard to tame me, and I have a large mane. What am I?
- 18. I’m an animal you might love, but I’m too big to be your pet. I have an extremely long trunk, and it’s said I never forget. What am I?
- 20. I’m able to turn my head around 270 degrees and I’m noted for being quiet in flight. What bird am I?