ANIMAL RIDDLES

3. I am the biggest reptile on earth. Humans sometimes want shoes named after me.
5. I build a home of sticky string and catch my prey with a bite or sting.
7. The height of my legs—usually around 6 feet—is taller than most humans.
10. I jump when I walk and sit when I stand. W
11. I have a hole in my back and legs I lack. I live where I can’t breathe and I eat without teeth.
12. I have two long ears, and I don’t walk, I hop.
13. 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.
15. I am born pink in color but then change to black and white. I’m a cheap date as my favorite food is bamboo. I have black circles round my eyes even when I’m not tired.
16. I come from an egg, but have no legs. Be careful, as I may have a poisonous bite.

1. My arms are longer than my legs. I’ve been taught to use sign language. Most experts believe that my strength is 10X my body weight.
2. 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.
3. I’m spotty and speedy, but not at all greedy. I look like a leopard but don’t try to play me at cards.
4. 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.
6. I’ve got lumps on my back and I live on the sand. I’m strong and I carry you over the land.
7. I have horns but I can’t beep. I like to bleat but I’m not a sheep.
8. 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.
9. 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.
11. I have no eyes, legs or ears, but I can move the earth if you give me time.
14. I wear a tuxedo in the snow and skate on my tummy across the ice.