Animal Riddles
By Ms. Calkins’ Class
Spring 2015
I have 0 legs.
My body is covered in orange scales.
I live in an aquarium.
I like to eat food pellets.
One more cool thing about me is my eyes
are always open.
What am I?
I am a goldfish!
This riddle was written by Eden.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered in brown fur.
I live in a house.
I like to eat dry food.
One more cool thing about me is some
of us don’t have tails.
What am I?
I am a cat!
This riddle was written by Alexander.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered in different colors
of fur.
I live in a cage.
I like to eat apple.
One more cool thing about me is I like
to run on a wheel.
What am I?
I am a hamster!
This riddle was written by Georges.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered with soft fur.
I live in a large cage called a hutch.
I like to eat water and vegetables.
One more cool thing about me is that 4
to 15 babies are born in a litter.
What am I?
I am a rabbit!
This riddle was written by Ashley.
I have 8 legs.
My body is covered in scales.
I live in rivers and lakes.
I like to eat worms, bugs, and plants.
One more cool thing about me is I can
swim backwards.
What am I?
I am a crayfish!
This riddle was written by Sumaer.
I have 0 legs.
My body is covered by a soft round
hood.
I live in the water.
I like to eat small fish.
One more cool thing about me is I have
no brain.
What am I?
I am a jellyfish!
This riddle was written by Parker.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered in long, short, and
soft fur.
I live in homes.
I need to eat lots of food and water.
One more cool thing about me is I’m
slow.
What am I?
I am a dachshund!
This riddle was written by Jack.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered in a red-brown coat.
I live in a barn.
I like to eat apples, carrots, hay, and
grass.
One more cool thing about me is I can
run up to 40 miles per hour.
What am I?
I am a thoroughbred horse!
This riddle was written by Nadia.
I have 2 legs.
My body is covered in feathers.
I live in the rain forest.
I like to eat grass and berries.
One more cool thing about me is
sometimes I can be all white.
What am I?
I am a
peacock!
This riddle was written by Nyla.
I have 2 legs.
My body is covered in feathers.
I live in the trees.
I like to eat fish and rabbits.
One more cool thing about me is that I
stand for freedom.
What am I?
I am a bald eagle!
This riddle was written by Karolina.
I have 8 legs.
My body is covered with many different
colors.
I live in warm places.
I like to eat bugs.
One more cool thing about me is that I
do not spin webs.
What am I?
I am a tarantula!
This riddle was written by Yasushi.
I have 0 legs.
My body is covered in any color.
I live in oceans.
I like to eat fish.
One more cool thing about me is I can
live 50 years.
What am I?
I am a sea anemone!
This riddle was written by Jonah.
I have 0 legs.
My body is covered in white and orange
scales.
I live in a coral reef.
I like to eat sea anemone.
One more cool thing about me is I lay up
to 1,000 eggs at a time.
What am I?
I am a clown fish!
This riddle was written by Lana.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered in thick black and
white fur.
I live in the forests and mountains.
I like to eat meat.
One more cool thing about me is I can
smell 100 times better than humans.
What am I?
I am a wolf!
This riddle was written by Julian R.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered in brown fur.
I live in Canada and Alaska.
I like to eat plants, fruit, and animals.
One more cool thing about me is that
males can be 2 times as big as the
biggest female.
What am I?
I am a grizzly bear!
This riddle was written by Teo.
I have 6 legs.
My body is covered in light and dark brown
stripes.
I live in saw dust.
I like to eat corn, flour, dead leaves,
sticks, and grass.
One more cool thing about me is we live
together.
What am I?
I am a mealworm!
This riddle was written by Julian S.
I have 0 legs.
My body is covered in white and gray skin.
I live in oceans.
I like to eat seals, sea lions, and dolphins.
One more cool thing about me is I have
more than 3,000 teeth.
What am I?
I am a great white shark!
This riddle was written by Chris.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered with yellow or tan fur
with black spots.
I live in Asia and Africa on the savannah.
I like to eat antelope.
One more cool thing about me is that
black stripes protect my eyes.
What am I?
I am a cheetah!
This riddle was written by Jairo.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered in long or short hair.
I live in people’s houses.
I like to eat dog food.
One more cool thing about me is I shiver
when I am cold and excited.
What am I?
I am a Chihuahua!
This riddle was written by Eliza.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered in a tan coat.
I live in a home.
I like to eat food.
One more cool thing about me is most
of us like to swim.
What am I?
I am a cocker spaniel!
This riddle was written by
Madeline.
I have 4 legs.
My body is covered with hard outer
skin.
I live in water and land.
I like to eat grass, leaves, and plants.
One more cool thing about me is I can
go inside my shell to hide.
What am I?
I am a turtle!
This riddle was written by Lara.
Bibliography
“Anemones” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Cats” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Cheetahs” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Chihuahuas” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Clown Fish” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Cocker Spaniels” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Crayfish” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Dachshunds” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Eagles” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Great White Sharks” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Grizzly Bears” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Hamsters” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Jellyfish” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Mealworms” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Peacocks” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Pet Fish” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Pet Rabbits” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Tarantulas” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Thoroughbred Horses ” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Turtles” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.
“Wolves” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com February 18, 2015.