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Animal riddles with answers

Twelve riddles about animals, birds and insects. Each one hides true facts about the animal, so children learn something while they guess.

  1. I have a hump on my back and I walk on hot sand.
    I can go many days without a drink.

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    A camel

  2. I wear a hundred eyes on my tail.
    When the rain clouds gather, I dance.

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    A peacock

  3. I work the night shift.
    I can turn my head almost all the way round, and my call sounds like a question.

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    An owl

  4. I weave a house of silk without any tools.
    My dinner walks into my home by mistake.

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    A spider

  5. I never leave home, because I carry it with me.
    I am slow, but I may live for a hundred years.

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    A tortoise

  6. I sleep upside down and I fly in the dark.
    I have wings, but I am not a bird.

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    A bat

  7. My nose is also my hand.
    I am the largest animal on land, and they say I never forget.

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    An elephant

  8. I begin my life as a swimmer with a tail.
    I end it as a jumper with none.

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    A frog

  9. I wear a green coat and a red beak.
    Whatever you say, I say it back.

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    A parrot

  10. I visit a thousand flowers in a day.
    I give you something sweet, but do not make me angry.

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    A honeybee

  11. I have no legs, yet I walk.
    I leave a shiny path behind me and carry a spiral house.

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    A snail

  12. I carry my baby in a pocket.
    I do not walk or run. I hop.

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    A kangaroo

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