Animal riddles have always been a good way to stimulate the imagination and intelligence of the little ones.. Normally they are aimed at children, but adults also enjoy them, either because they remember them from their childhood, or because they pass them on to their children or nephews.
Some are extremely well knownOthers will continue to surprise the older ones. Here we give some examples of animal riddles with which to think a little.
guessing games
Riddles, also called riddles, are enigmas that are created to be deciphered through word games, association of ideas, or creation of different representations that give rise to a solution. They are, in short, a challenge that must be adapted to the maturational development and age of the child.
Those of animals are used to help, normally the child, to learn the name of the different animals and their characteristics, using ingenuity and creativity. They also encourage the acquisition of new words. This way abstract thinking is trained and learned through play and fun.
In other words, riddles can be great game and learning instruments for moments that become boring, or as a tool at school. They can be practiced at home or in transport, on the way to school or traveling. They can be creative moments to escape monotony or screens. Try any of the following. Do you know something interesting that you would like to add?
animal riddles
- Gnawing is my job, cheese is my appetizer, and the cat will always be my most feared enemy. Who I am? Solution: the mouse.
- Sometimes I am a messenger, also a symbol of peace, in parks or gardens you can find me. Solution: the pigeon.
- It is not a bed nor is it a lion, and it disappears in any corner. Who is it? Solution: the chameleon.
- The five vowels in his name he carries, not being a bird at night he flies. Solution: the bat.
- My name is Leo, my last name is brown. Who I am? Solution: the leopard.
- I have long hair, I am strong and very fast. I open my mouth very wide and scare with my voice. Who I am? Solution: the lion.
- She is the queen of the sea, her teeth are very good, since they are never empty, everyone says that they are full. Solution: the whale.
- I give wool and to speak I say "beee", if you do not guess my name, I will never tell you. Solution: the sheep.
- He has a famous memory, a fine sense of smell, and a tough skin, and the biggest noses the world can have.. Solution: the elephant.
- I'm not like that, I wasn't like that, I won't be like that until the end. Solution: the donkey.
- A little path ahead, a bug is walking and the name of that bug, I have already told you. Solution: the cow.
- Sing when the dawn comes and sing again when the day disappears. Solution: the rooster.
- I dive underwater when there's a rush, and whenever you hiccup you'll remember me. Solution: the hippopotamus.
- There was a cow on the side, then it turned out to be fish. Solution: cod.
- I have two pincers, backwards I walk, from the sea or from the river in the living water. Solution: the crab.
- I am a fruit, I am a bird, and in my name there are piecewise "I's". Solution: the kiwi.
- I wear a tuxedo even if I'm not going to a party, and I admit that not knowing how to fly bothers me. Solution: the penguin.
- I sing on the shore, I live in the water, I am not a fish, nor am I a cicada.. Solution: the frog.
- Slow they say it's because it only shows its head, legs and feet. Solution: the turtle.
Animal Riddles: Insects and Invertebrates
- What is the star that has no light? Solution: the starfish
- I don't look like it, but I am a fish, and my shape expresses a chess piece.. Solution: the seahorse
- I am an insect that flies among the flowers, I have two wings of many colors. Solution: the butterfly
- Jump and jump over the mountains, use your hind legs, I've already told you its name, look closely and you'll see. Solution: the grasshopper
- On high he lives, on high he dwells, on high the weaver weaves. Solution: the spider
- I carry my house on my back, I walk without having legs, where my body passes, a silver thread remains.. Solution: the snail
- Loaded they go, loaded they come and on the way they don't stop. They tried to help the cicadas, but the lazy ones didn't listen.. Solution: ants.
- My aunt Cuca has a bad streak, who will that girl be? Solution: the cockroach.
- What is the animal that takes the longest to take off its shoes? Solution: the centipede.
- I don't have eyes, ears or feet, and you'll never know if I'm going backwards or forwards.. Solution: the worm.
- I am red as a ruby and I have little black spots, I am in the garden, in the plants or in the grass. Solution: the ladybug.