100+ Animal Riddles To Challenge Your Brain

Discover our collection of animal riddles! These fun riddles will take you on a journey through the animal kingdom. Perfect for kids and adults alike, these riddles are a great way to have some fun while learning about the fascinating creatures that share our planet. So, put your thinking caps on and get ready to guess the animals hiding behind the clues!

my tail is big and fluffy riddle

16. Riddles
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.
    • A squirrel.

eat clams and have five arms

17. Riddles
I live in the ocean and move slowly. I eat clams and have five arms. What am I?
    • A starfish.

spend days with farmers

22. Riddles
In the grass, I like to graze.
Getting milked in the barn, with the farmer is how I spend my days.
    •  Cow.

walk or swim sideways riddle

23. Riddles
I usually walk or swim sideways. If you come looking for me on a trip to the beach, be very careful because you might get an unwanted pinch from me! 
    • Crab

look like a fuzzy worm

25. Riddles
Right now, I look like a fuzzy worm roaming on the ground.
But soon I will be a moth or a beautiful butterfly flapping my wings around!
    • Caterpillar

long thick hair and a sturdy frame riddle

26. Riddles
I have long thick hair and a sturdy frame. I resemble a moose and a cow but we aren't the same. If you talk a lot, you definitely know my name.
    • A yak

annoying to humans-bigger than a mouse

27. Riddles
I am annoying to humans and I am bigger than a mouse. You will definitely get scared if you catch me in your house.
    • Rat

beautiful animal-hunts at night

28. Riddles
I am not what you might call a beautiful animal, but a member of the dog family who hunts at night.
You may mistake me for a jackal or even a wolf.
But I am smaller and a pest in the city!
    • Fox