Wild Animal Riddles

My name means horn nose in ancient Greek. My skin can be two inches thick.

I am huge. I can weight over two tons. I am a vegetarian.

I am an endangered animal.

I usually hang out by myself. Birds keep me company and warn me of danger.

(a)  

I am a vegetarian too . I can weigh more than a ton.

I live with other similar animals. Like camels I don’t drink much water.

My babies are born six feet tall.

I can sleep as little as ten minutes a day.

I can run faster than a horse.

(a)  

I am an omnivore- I can eat most anything.

I usually live in a tree, but sometimes on the ground.

I run around during the day.

I am thought to be very smart.

I can count.

I am the fastest animal of my kind on land.

(a)  

I used to be able to fly but now I can swim really well.

I live mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.

Males and females look alike.

I am very social and have thousands of friends.

I am born from an egg.

I don’t live in a nest.

(a)  

I am the biggest meat-eating animal on land.

I can smell my dinner 10 kilometers away.

My babies are the size of a guinea pig.

My favorite food is seals.

I can swim as much as 200 miles.

(a)  

Like a giraffe my coloring is unique.

I hang out with other similar looking animals. From a distance we look like grass.

I sleep standing up.

I am a vegetarian.

I can run up to 65 K an hour.

My coloring keeps me cool.

(a)  

I am a living dinosaur. I first appeared 37 million years ago.

I can cry real tears which are used to clean my eyes.

I am born from an egg.

I usually live by myself.

I have between70 and 80 teeth. When it gets cold, I take a nap in tunnel to keep warm.

I have night vision

(a)  

I live is a special kind of tree and eat 1 kilo or 2½ pounds of its leaves a day.

I am related to kangaroos.

My babies are born blind and without ears.

I can sleep up to 20 hours a day.

I rarely drink water.

I hang out with friends only 15 minutes a day

(a)  

I live mostly in cold water.

My sleek fur helps me swim fast.

I am a meat eater.

I have whiskers like a cat.

I can sleep under water and hold my breath for up to two hours.

I go on land to escape enemies.

(a)  

I can’t walk backwards, but I can walk on 2 legs or four.

I can also jump and swim.

I eat mostly grass.

I am tiny when I am born and don’t come out into the world for months afterwards.

I hang out with 3 or 4 similar animals.

(a)