Animal Riddles

1. By Michel-André B.

It is a reptile. It lives in the swamp. We find it in hot countries. It eats fish, turtles, birds and mammals. It is very dangerous to get near it. It has a big mouth and a lot of sharp teeth. It doesn't like to be disturbed. It crawls. It weighs up to one ton and its length is 11 to 20 feet.

2. By Alexandre B.

My animal is a mammal. It has four or five cubs. It lives about seven years. It hunts to survive. It has four legs. It lives in a pack. It can run very fast but it can't swim in the water. It has white, brown, grey or black fur. It isn't tall and it isn't very big. It lives in North America and in the Arctic. In its family there are foxes and dogs. It doesn't live on a farm but it lives in the forests. It eats meat but it doesn't eat plants.

3. By Jean-Daniel C.

It's a mammal. This animal lives in North America. It's black, grey and sometimes white. It closely ressembles a wolf. Like the wolf this animal is often in groups. It has a small tail. It is a carnivore. This animal runs very fast and this is very important for a predator like him. We can find it often in the forest and sometimes on prairies. Lots of people don't like him because they afraid of him. The name of one hockey team is this animal. The city of this team is Phoenix. I am sure you have the answer after this information but if you don't know you can try to guess.

4. By Maude R.

It lives in Africa. It lives in the jungle. It is a dangerous animal. It eats meat. It is a mammal. It is carnivorous. The babies are called cubs. It eats monkeys, zebras, antilope and bison. It can have four to six babies. It can't fly. It doesn't like hunters. It doesn't eat plants, herbs or insects. The babies like to play. It is a big cat. It is spotted black and yellow. What is it?

5. By Marie-Eve B.

It lives in the ocean. It is in the dolphin family. It is a mammal. It is able to jump on the water. It is dangerous. It has teeth. It has a big tail. It doesn't lay eggs. It eats sea turtles. It doesn't have gills. The males have a big triangular fin. It can weigh up to eight tons. It is black and white. It is an attraction at Marineland. It is a very beautiful animal. Have you guessed?

6. By Anne-Sophie.A

My animal is cute. It live on the farm. It's a mammal. It has little hoofs. It has a big snout. It doesn't have fur. It eats everything. It has four short legs. It is very big. We can eat it. It isn't dangerous. It has short ears. It has a tiny curly tail. It can to be domesticated. Sometimes they can be pigheaded. It can be many different colour.

7. By Charles C.

The scientific name is Aquila Chrysaetos. It is found in a variety of habitats in the western U.S. including mountainous areas, canyons, shrub-land and grasslands. The nesting occurs in larges trees and on cliffs. During the winter they are found primarily in shrub-steppe vegetation in the west and wetlands, river systems and estuaries in the east. It's wingspan is 6-7 feet and his length is 30-40 inches. Dark brown with a golden or light brown nape, It's a bird of medium size. It's brown, it has claws and feathers. It has a beak and large wings.

8. By Nicolas V.

It's a mammal. It lives in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal. It has four legs. It is medium sized. It has a long tail. It has long claws. There exist two different colors, one is white with black stripes and the other is auburn with black stripes. It's not a pet. It can't fly. The baby is called a cub. It eats antelope, buffalo, cattle, deer and pigs. This animal is on the verge of extinction. It's in the feline family.

9. By Jessika G.

It is up to 19 feet tall and its weight is 1270 kilograms. It eats plants. It lives in Africa. It has 4 hooved feet and a tail with fringes. It can run up to 56 kph. It has spots. The spots are larger on the body and smaller on the face. It is a beautiful animal. What is it? It is a ...

10. By Mylène M.

It can walk very fast. It can't fly. It can swim very fast. The mother lays two eggs. They make their nest in mid-winter. It has some enemies they are leopard seal, skuas and kelp gulls. The parents sometimes walk more than thirty-five miles. There can be as many one million in a colony. They like to stay together. They usually nest in colonies. It's only about fifteen and a ½ inches high. They live in the Antarctic.

11. By Catherine V.

My animal is a mammal, not a fish. It lives in the Arctic. It eats salmon, anchovies, crab and octopus etc. It is medium-sized. It is white or grey. It has whiskers. It has warm blood. Her babies weigh one hundred pounds at three weeks. The polar bear likes eating it. It is six feet long when it is an adult. It has flippers. What is this?

12. By Caroline D.

It's a mammal. It's live in forest. It's medium sized. It's doesn't eat meat. It's has little white tail. The baby is a fawn and it has white spots. It is good to eat. It can run very fast and jump very high. It has hooves. In spring you can hunt it in Estrie but in winter you can't hunt it. Do you know what's the animal now?

13. By Nicolas P.

I'm talking to you about my animal. It's an orthopode. It doesn't have fur. It can't fly and it can't swim. It's very small. It lives in Southeast Asia, India, Japan, New Guinea and the Philippines. It eats very many small insects. There are many specimens of this animal. It's very venomous. It stings. It has eight legs. Do you have an idea of my animal?

14. By Maryka L.

. It is a mammal. It has a long tail. It has thick short brown fur. It searches for its food in the water. It lives in the water and on the land. It uses its long whiskers to feel tiny movements in the water coursed by the beat of a fishes tail. It lives in Canada and in many parts of the world. It is carnivore, it eats little animals.

15. By Nadia T.

It is a mammal and it doesn't live in the water. Sometimes it is wild but usually it is tame. Usually it's favourite food is oats. We eat this in our cereal in the morning! It's urine can help humans. This is a medicine drug. It can walk, trot and run. The baby is a foal. You can climb on its back and ride it. Sometimes, it lives in a barn.

16. By Dominic ST-L.

It lives in Canada and U.S.A. It isn't a reptile. It is a bird. It flies very well and sometimes it soars. It eats fish, little mammals sometimes other birds and the carcasses. It can have one or two legs. On the earth we don't have many of this animal. It can see very well. It has long wings. It's a predator. It is brown and white. It is the emblem of the U.S.A. Do you know what it is?

17. By Maude L.

My animal is very small. It has six legs. It can fly. It's not a bird. It doesn't make a sound. It has a round shell. It eats many types of plants, leaves and aphids. It lives in the grass or along the windows sills. It lives also everywhere. Frogs and toads eat it. It can't sting. It's an insect. Its shell makes also its wings. Also, you can have this insect in your house, on the plants. Its larvae is ugly. Its height is 1/3 inch. My sister is a collector of this animal. Its shell is red with black spots.

18. By Pascale P.

My animal is a mammal. It's medium-sized. It lives in the jungle. It eats meat, fish and frogs. It is orange, white ans spotted black. It can live up to twenty-two years. It can swim very well. It can't fly. It has four legs. It can eat a human. There are only two hundred left in the world. But some live in the zoo. It has long tail. It looks like a big, cute cat. It can climb in the trees and it's a very lazy animal! This animal is the only big cat that doesn't have a roar. Good luck!

19. By Marjolaine R.

My animal lives in China. It likes to climb in a tree. It lives in a jungle with many animals. It lives only on the ground. It doesn't have eggs. My animal is a mammal. It is a medium-sized. It has four legs and fur. It can't fly. It doesn't have a very long neck. It doesn't have stripes but it has spots. It doesn't have horns, too. Its fur is black and white. It can't swim. It's a very beautiful animal. Did you find who it is?

20. By Guillaume C.

It is a fish. It is gray. It eats meat. It has many teeth. It has a fin. It uses its for hunting. It has a very big family. It lives in the ocean. When you go to the zoo you can see an aquarium. It doesn't like divers because they bother its habitat. When you swim in the ocean it can eat a part of your legs. It's the most dangerous fish.

21. By Stéphanie.L

It is largest member of the cat family. These huge, territorial cats live in Siberia and Manchuria in mountainous conifer forest at elevations up to 3,000 feet. There are only about 400 of these magnificent animals left in the wild; they are an endangered species. Anatomy: Males are up to 10 3/4 feet (3.3 m) long and weigh up to 660 pounds (300 kg ); females are up to 8 ½ feet (2.6 m) long and weigh up to 370 pounds (165 kg). The fur is usually pale orange-brown with black stripes; they are paler than most others of this race.

22. By Tricia L.

My animal is a beautiful animal. It' s a mammal. He lives in South and North America, the only place he is found east of the Mississippi is in Florida, where there are very few. He is dangerous. He is one of the largest American cats. He is also called other names. He has not always been very well-liked. He eats deer, rodents and other animals. He is most active in the morning and at night. He hunts alone and is a great climber. He can leap as far as 20 feet and run quikly. He stalks his prey, leaps on it and kills with a bite on the neck. The female gives birth to 3 or 4 cubs every 2 years. Can you find my animal?

23. By Corinne P.

It's a mammal. It lives in Sub-Saharan Africa and more specificly in the savanna and the tropical forest. It eats leaves, shoots, grasses, fruits and flowers. It has four legs. It doesn't have hoofs. It weighs 4 to 7 tons. It is always gray. It has ivory. It can't fly. It is different from its Asian cousin. It has larger ears and a different skull shape. The long and flexible trunk is its nose, a muscular arm and a delicate hand all in one. The trunk ends with 2 little finger like extremities. The trunk can take in more than a gallon of water at a time, which the animal drinks by shooting it into its mouth. It's a beautiful animal. What is it?

24. By Krystel S.

I will present you my animal. It is not a bear; but it looks like one. It is a small marsupial that lives in eucalyptus trees in Australia. These nocturnal animals spend eighteen to twenty hours each day resting and sleeping. It's closet relative is the wombat. It is up to two-three feet long, weighing ten-thirty pounds. It is herbivorus, eats and eucalyptus leaves. It has a keen sense of smell which it uses to make sure the gum leaves are edible and not poisonous. What is it?

25. By Sheena B.

It is a mammal and this animal has four legs. It has a medium tail. It's big. It eats animals like monkeys, snakes, birds and fish. This mammal is fierce and dangerous. It doesn't have a beak, hooves and horns but it has very long claws. It is in the carnivorous order. Often it has beautiful short black fur. It is a feline. This animal is in Jungle Book movies. It is a beautiful animal. What is this animals?

26. By Kevin B.

It is one of Canada's most widespread mammals. It belongs to the family, the canidae, the same as domestic dogs, coyotes, and grey wolves. Its muzzle and its ears are pointed. Its fur is long and a reddish colour. Its tail is big and bushy. The males are slightly larger than females. It eats smaller animals. It has a bad reputation as a chicken thief. It has excellent eyesight and the slight movement may be all that it needs to locate a hidden rabbit. They are excellent predators, caution!

27. By Odrée G.

It lives in Africa in the jungle. It is dangerous. It eats meat. It has four legs, fur and a tail. The female is yellow and it has fur too. The baby loves playing with its brothers and sisters. It looks like a big cat. There are these animals at the zoo. Their paws are big and they have terrific claws. It cannot fly or live in a house. It doesn't like plants. It never has feathers and wings. It's the king of the jungle. What is it?

28. By Shannon L.

It is a mammal. It is carnivorous. It lives in Africa and Asia. It lives in open areas and the savana. It has about 2 to 4 cute babies. Their names are cubs. It hunts alone. His longevity is about 16 years. These animals are very rare. For his supper he orders an antelooppe, a gazelle and a big zebra. It sounds like a bird. It is in the feline family. It has a precision tail, a super-flexible backbone, strong claws and light slender body frame. It has spots. It runs very fast up to 115 km/h. What is it?

29. by François S.

It is a mammal and a carnivore. It lives in shady forests and woodlands close to streams. This animal hunts during the day and at night. It can't run very fast. It doesn't have a long neck. This animal is about the size and weight of a small dog. It is related to the panda. With its thick fur coat, bushy tail ringed with bands of dark fur and dark mask, it is a handsome animal. What animal did I just describe?

30. By Annette S.

It is a reptile. It has a long tail, eyelids and four sprawling legs. It has a life span of about fifteen to twenty years in captivity. It lives in the rainforest. We can find it is Central and South America and some Pacific islands. Males of this animal have large scales under the ear. It is a herbivore. It eats leaves, flowers and fruit. It eats insects and other small animals too. It is green or brown. What is it?

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