50+ Best Animal Riddles With Answers

Free animal riddles collection! Solve 50+ clever riddles about lions, frogs, birds & more! Answers included for all levels.

Fun for Little Minds

Riddle: I have a mane and a tail, but I’m not a horse. I roar but I’m not a dinosaur. What am I?
Answer: A lion
Riddle: I’m black and white and loved by all. I eat bamboo and I grow quite tall. What am I?
Answer: A panda
Riddle: I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. What am I?
Answer: A cloud
Riddle: I have four legs, a fluffy tail, whiskers, and I purr. What am I?
Answer: A cat
Riddle: I’m a great big cat with black stripes. What am I?
Answer: A tiger
Riddle: I bark but I’m not a dog. I have leaves but I’m not a tree. I’m grey but I’m not an elephant. What am I?
Answer: A koala
Riddle: I’m pink, I like mud, and I have a curly tail. What am I?
Answer: A pig
Riddle: I have a neck but no head. What am I?
Answer: A bottle
Riddle: I have a long neck, spots, and I’m the tallest mammal. What am I?
Answer: A giraffe
Riddle: I have wings but I’m not a bird. I can fly but I’m not a plane. I love flowers but I’m not a bee. What am I?
Answer: A butterfly
Riddle: I say “hoot” but I’m not a train. I have big eyes that see at night. What am I?
Answer: An owl
Riddle: I can jump very high, and carry my babies in a pouch. What am I?
Answer: A kangaroo
Riddle: I have a shell and move very slowly. What am I?
Answer: A turtle or snail
Riddle: I am black and white and waddle when I walk. I live where it’s very cold. What am I?
Answer: A penguin
Riddle: I have a long trunk but I’m not a tree. What am I?
Answer: An elephant
Riddle: I have eight legs and spin webs. What am I?
Answer: A spider
Riddle: I can swim in the sea and walk on land. I have a hard shell to protect me. What am I?
Answer: A crab
Riddle: I love to eat carrots and hop around. What am I?
Answer: A rabbit
Riddle: I say “quack” and I like to swim. What am I?
Answer: A duck
Riddle: I’m known for being slow and carrying my home on my back. What am I?
Answer: A turtle
Riddle: I’m found in the sea and on land but I don’t walk or swim. I travel by foot but I’m toeless. What am I?
Answer: A snail
Riddle: I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. What am I?
Answer: A cloud (though not an animal, often used in animal riddles)
Riddle: I can’t fly but I’m the fastest thing with feathers. What am I?
Answer: An ostrich
Riddle: I have a face like a clock, rotate my head nearly all the way around, but I’m not a machine. What am I?
Answer: An owl
Riddle: I have two eyes in the front and a lot more in my tail. What am I?
Answer: A peacock
Riddle: The more I dry, the wetter I get. What am I?
Answer: A towel (not an animal, but commonly used in riddle collections)
Riddle: I’m neither a mammal nor a bird, but I can fly and have leathery wings. What am I?
Answer: A bat
Riddle: I’m the only mammal that can truly fly. What am I?
Answer: A bat
Riddle: I sleep with my eyes open and standing up. What am I?
Answer: A horse
Riddle: I’m a mammal but I lay eggs. What am I?
Answer: A platypus
Riddle: I’m a big spotted cat, but I don’t roar, I purr. What am I?
Answer: A cheetah
Riddle: I have hands but cannot clap. What am I?
Answer: A monkey
Riddle: I have a comb but no hair. What am I?
Answer: A rooster
Riddle: I’m often called man’s best friend, but I’m actually a carnivorous predator. What am I?
Answer: A dog
Riddle: I’m black and white with orange feet, but I’m not a penguin. What am I?
Answer: A puffin
Riddle: I have scales but I’m not a fish, I crawl but I’m not an insect. What am I?
Answer: A lizard
Riddle: I have a mane and a tail, but I’m not a lion. I wear shoes but I have no feet. What am I?
Answer: A horse
Riddle: I live in the ocean, have eight arms and three hearts. What am I?
Answer: An octopus
Riddle: I’m covered in quills for protection, but I’m not a porcupine. What am I?
Answer: A hedgehog
Riddle: I’m a small gray scavenger with a ringed tail and a bandit-like mask. What am I?
Answer: A raccoon

Brain Teasers for Grown-Ups

Riddle: What do you call a bear with no teeth?
Answer: A gummy bear
Riddle: What do you call a sleeping bull?
Answer: A bulldozer
Riddle: Why don’t fish play piano?
Answer: Because you can’t tuna fish
Riddle: What kind of dog has no tail?
Answer: A hot dog
Riddle: What has four legs but can’t walk?
Answer: A table (not an animal, but common in riddle collections)
Riddle: What do cats like to eat on a hot day?
Answer: Mice cream
Riddle: What is a frog’s favorite year?
Answer: Leap year
Riddle: Which animal can jump higher than a house?
Answer: Any animal – houses can’t jump
Riddle: What animal keeps the best time?
Answer: A watchdog
Riddle: What do you call an alligator in a vest?
Answer: An investigator
Riddle: What has a horn but doesn’t honk?
Answer: A rhinoceros Riddle: I’m a large mammal known for being “king of the jungle,” but I actually live in grasslands, not jungles. What am I?
Answer: A lion
Riddle: I’m the only mammal that can’t jump. What am I?
Answer: An elephant
Riddle: I never forget a face and have the largest brain of any land animal. What am I?
Answer: An elephant
Riddle: I have stripes to help me hide in the grass and I’m the fastest land animal. What am I?
Answer: A cheetah
Riddle: I sleep hanging upside down and use echolocation to find food. What am I?
Answer: A bat
Riddle: I’m a marsupial known for boxing and having a pouch. What am I?
Answer: A kangaroo
Riddle: I can rotate my head almost 270 degrees and am known for being wise. What am I?
Answer: An owl
Riddle: I’m the largest animal on Earth, but I eat some of the smallest creatures. What am I?
Answer: A blue whale
Riddle: I change my color to match my surroundings. What am I?
Answer: A chameleon
Riddle: I build dams and have flat tails. What am I?
Answer: A beaver
Riddle: I’m white when young and gray when old, can live for over 70 years, and have tusks. What am I?
Answer: An elephant
Riddle: I’m a fish that can generate electricity. What am I?
Answer: An electric eel
Riddle: I have 32 brains and 8 tentacles. What am I?
Answer: An octopus
Riddle: I’m the tallest animal in the world and have a blue-black tongue. What am I?
Answer: A giraffe
Riddle: I’m a flightless bird that can run up to 45 mph and lay the largest eggs of any living bird. What am I?
Answer: An ostrich
Riddle: I’m a reptile that can detach my tail when threatened. What am I?
Answer: A lizard