WorksheetsWild Animal Riddles
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
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)
I weigh a lot- as much as 300 kilos or 660 pounds.
I am a meat eater and hunt for my prey at night.
I can run as fast as 65 K /40 miles an hour. I’ve been around for 2 million years.
I love to swim. I am born blind.
I am the biggest animal of my kind.
(a)
I can sleep 20 hours a day.
I live in grasslands and plains. The females are the hunters.
I can run as fast as 50 miles an hour.
I used to be found in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
I live in a group of 15 similar animals.
(a)
