334 Animal Riddles With Answers - page 4 of 4
What animal is most likely to eat a relative?
Wordplay — "ant-eater" sounds like "aunt-eater."
What animal is the best at baseball?
This is a pun -- the flying mammal 'bat' shares its name with the baseball bat, the essential tool of the game.
How many of each type of animal did Moses take on the Ark?
The riddle relies on a false premise: it was Noah, not Moses, who built the ark in the Bible story.
What four-legged animal can jump higher than a house?
This is a play on words — houses can't jump at all, so any animal technically jumps "higher" than a house.
How many bones are in a giraffe’s neck?
Like humans and most mammals, giraffes have only seven cervical vertebrae, but they are very large.
What is the smallest mammal on Earth?
The Etruscan shrew is the smallest mammal by mass, weighing about 1.8 grams.
What animal has the longest lifespan?
The glass sponge (Hexactinellid) can live for over 10,000 years.
What do you call a female elephant?
Adult male elephants are called bulls, while females are called cows.
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A group of flamingos is called a 'flamboyance' because of their bright colors.
How long can beavers hold their breath?
Beavers have physiological adaptations that allow them to stay submerged for long periods.
What are sea monkeys?
Sea-Monkeys are a hybrid breed of brine shrimp sold as novelty aquarium pets.
What animal kills the most humans each year?
Mosquitoes kill over 700,000 people annually by spreading diseases like malaria.
Largest mammal in North America?
The American Bison can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and stand 6 feet tall.
Which animal did Australia go to “war” with?
The Great Emu War of 1932 was a nuisance wildlife management military operation in Australia.
Length of the largest blue whale measured?
The largest recorded blue whale was a female measuring nearly 111 feet.
A mother frog croaks "Ribbet-Ribbet." How does a baby frog croak?
A baby frog is a tadpole and hasn't developed a croak yet.
I have a thousand needles but I do not sew. What am I?
An animal covered in sharp quills that look like needles.
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?
A mammal with a blowhole (hole in back) and no legs.
I live in a bowl. I can swim. I have a tail. I also have fins and big eyes. What am I?
A common pet that lives in a bowl and has fins.
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?
They bury nuts (treasure) and have bushy tails.
I have horns but I can't beep. I like to bleat but I'm not a sheep. What am I?
Goats have horns and make a 'bleat' sound.
I am the fastest animal but cannot climb the tree. What am I?
The fastest land animal, but they don't climb well like leopards.
I can honk without using a horn. What am I?
A goose makes a loud honking call that sounds remarkably like a car horn, even though it has no horn at all.
I sleep during the day and fly at night, but I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?
A mammal that flies at night and has skin wings.
Why did the chicken cross the playground?
'Slide' puns on the playground equipment and the classic 'other side' punchline of the chicken-crossing-the-road joke.
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
This puns on 'gummy,' meaning both a toothless gum-only mouth and the candy called gummy bears.
Who wears shoes while sleeping?
Horses wear iron shoes (horseshoes) even while sleeping.
The alphabet goes from A to Z but I go Z to A. What am I?
An animal whose name starts with Z, representing the end of the alphabet.
I'm an animal that carries my house on my back. I never run fast; I'm known to be slack. What am I?
A slow creature that carries its shell (house) on its back.
I'm green and jump, but I'm not a frog. I croak and sing, especially in the fog. What am I?
An amphibian with dry, bumpy skin.
I am an animal that carries my house on my back. I never run fast; I'm known to be slack. What am I?
A gastropod that carries its spiral shell for protection.
What has a horn but doesn't beep?
A large mammal with a thick skin and a growth on its snout.
Speaking of rivers, a man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?
In very cold temperatures, the surface of the water solidifies.
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
A river 'runs,' has a 'mouth' where it meets the sea, a 'head' at its source, and a 'bed' along its bottom.