Animal Riddles

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  1. 1. I cannot taste sugar, because I do not have sweet taste buds. But, I’m a very popular pet and have been for a very long time.
  2. 2. 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.
  3. 7. I wear a tuxedo in the snow and skate on my tummy across the ice.
  4. 8. 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.
  5. 9. I have two long ears, and I don’t walk, I hop.
  6. 13. 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.
  7. 14. Only polar bears and brown bears are bigger than me amongst land carnivores. One more thing, I have a tail that is about three feet.
  8. 15. I’m spotty and speedy, but not at all greedy. I look like a leopard but don’t try to play me at cards.
  9. 17. I have horns but I can’t beep. I like to bleat but I’m not a sheep.
  10. 18. I plough fields, but never sow. I’ve a corkscrew tail and snuffly nose.
  11. 19. The height of my legs—usually around 6 feet—is taller than most humans.
  12. 20. The alphabet goes from A to Z but I go Z to A.
  13. 21. I am the biggest reptile on earth. Humans sometimes want shoes named after me.
  14. 22. I’m able to turn my head around 270 degrees and I’m noted for being quiet in flight. What bird am I?
  15. 25. What animal is shy and always trying to hide from flying objects?
  16. 27. I jump when I walk and sit when I stand.
  17. 28. I move without wings, between silken strings, I leave as you find, my substance behind.
Down
  1. 1. Play me with a ball and bat or hear me chirp in a top hat.
  2. 3. I’m born pink in color but then change to black and white. I’m easy to feed, as my favorite food is bamboo.
  3. 4. 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.
  4. 5. When I’m born, I have white spots that disappear as I get older. The spots help me blend into my surroundings. My coat is usually light brown in color.
  5. 6. I come from an egg, but have no legs. Be careful, as I may have a poisonous bite.
  6. 10. 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.
  7. 11. 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.
  8. 12. I am a fruit, a bird, and a person
  9. 16. I have a mane but I’m not a lion and I wear my shoes to bed.
  10. 18. I am a big, beautiful bird with a loud cry. I like to fan out my colorful feathers to get attention.
  11. 23. I have a hole in my back and legs I lack. I live where I can’t breathe and I eat without teeth.
  12. 24. I’ve got lumps on my back and I live on the sand. I’m strong and I carry you over the land.
  13. 25. I never leave water, but I breathe air. I live in a school all my life.
  14. 26. This is something that you might eat, as well as its eggs that it laid.