Woodland animals 18 riddles for kids, with the answers

Riddles

Who am I? Guess the animal

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1. ?Riddle 1

   1. 1

      I sleep through the day with lots of my family in a dark, quiet place.

   2. 2

      Many of us are so small and light that we would fit in your hand.

   3. 3

      My wings are really hands, with very long fingers and thin skin stretched between them.

   4. 4

      I find bugs in the dark by shouting and listening for the echoes that bounce back.

   5. 5

      I have fur, not feathers, yet I really fly, and I sleep hanging upside down.

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   It's the bat! Bat facts for kids

2. ?Riddle 2

   1. 1

      I live in big forests and mountains, and I like to spend most of my time alone.

   2. 2

      My nose is so good that I can smell food from very far away.

   3. 3

      My front claws are as long as your finger, and I dig with them like shovels.

   4. 4

      I look slow and heavy, but I can run faster than any person.

   5. 5

      I sleep all winter in a den, and I catch salmon at waterfalls with my paws.

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   It's the bear! Bear facts for kids

3. ?Riddle 3

   1. 1

      I live almost everywhere, in fields, parks and towns, and I eat almost anything, even scraps from bins.

   2. 2

      I can remember your face for years, and I teach my babies which people to scold.

   3. 3

      I drop hard nuts on roads so cars crack them, then wait for the traffic lights.

   4. 4

      With my gang, I chase big hawks, owls and even eagles right out of my sky.

   5. 5

      I'm a black bird that shines in the sun, and I call out a loud "caw, caw!"

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   It's the crow! Crow facts for kids

4. ?Riddle 4

   1. 1

      I live in forests and fields, and I come out to eat at dawn and dusk.

   2. 2

      My eyes are on the sides of my head, so I can see almost all around me.

   3. 3

      I have no top front teeth, so I nip plants against a hard pad in my mouth.

   4. 4

      When I get scared, I can jump over a fence taller than a grown-up.

   5. 5

      Every year I grow brand new antlers made of bone, and later they fall off.

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   It's the deer! Deer facts for kids

5. ?Riddle 5

   1. 1

      I live almost everywhere, in forests, in fields and even in busy towns.

   2. 2

      When I have food left over, I bury it and remember where I hid it.

   3. 3

      My hearing is so sharp that I can hear a mouse squeaking under the ground from far away.

   4. 4

      To catch a mouse, I jump high and dive nose first into the snow.

   5. 5

      I'm orange-red with a bushy, white-tipped tail, and in stories I'm famous for being clever and sly.

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   It's the fox! Fox facts for kids

6. ?Riddle 6

   1. 1

      I sleep during the day and come out at night to look for food in gardens and woods.

   2. 2

      I can't see very well, but my nose can smell worms and grubs hiding in the soil.

   3. 3

      In winter I sleep for months, and my heart slows from 190 beats a minute to about 20.

   4. 4

      As I walk through leaves, I snuffle, snort and grunt so loudly that you can hear me coming.

   5. 5

      When I'm scared, I roll up into a tight ball covered in sharp prickles.

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   It's the hedgehog! Hedgehog facts for kids

7. ?Riddle 7

   1. 1

      I live in gardens, parks and at the edge of the woods, and I stay home all year.

   2. 2

      In one famous test, some of us seemed to know our own face in a mirror.

   3. 3

      I build my nest high in a tree, with a prickly roof of thorny twigs to keep robbers out.

   4. 4

      People say I steal shiny things, but really, shiny things make me a little scared.

   5. 5

      I'm black and white with a very long tail, and I chatter loudly to chase cats away.

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   It's the magpie! Magpie facts for kids

8. ?Riddle 8

   1. 1

      I live in fields and barns, in many places all over the world.

   2. 2

      I swallow mice whole, then cough up a little ball of bones and fur.

   3. 3

      My feathers are so soft that I fly almost without a sound.

   4. 4

      My heart-shaped face catches sounds, so I can find a mouse in total darkness.

   5. 5

      I hunt at night, and since my eyes can't move, I turn my head almost all the way around.

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   It's the owl! Owl facts for kids

9. ?Riddle 9

   1. 1

      I sleep underground during the day and come out at dawn and dusk to eat grass.

   2. 2

      I can see almost all the way around my head, but not right in front of my nose.

   3. 3

      My teeth never stop growing, so I have to chew and chew to keep them short.

   4. 4

      When I thump my big back foot, my whole family dashes into our tunnels.

   5. 5

      I have long ears and a fluffy white tail, and I hop on strong back legs.

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   It's the rabbit! Rabbit facts for kids

10. ?Riddle 10

    1. 1

       I'm a small bird of gardens and woods, and I sing almost all year round, even in winter.

    2. 2

       Sometimes I build my nest in funny places, like an old kettle, a flowerpot or a coat pocket.

    3. 3

       Near streetlights I sometimes sing at night, and people think they're hearing a nightingale.

    4. 4

       When a gardener digs, I hop close by to grab the worms that come up.

    5. 5

       I'm round with a brown back and a bright orange chest that tells others to stay away.

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    It's the robin! Robin facts for kids

11. ?Riddle 11

    1. 1

       I live in forests and parks, and I am busiest during the day.

    2. 2

       My front teeth never stop growing, so I keep them short by gnawing hard seeds.

    3. 3

       I can run down a tree head first, because my back ankles turn right round.

    4. 4

       I bury hundreds of nuts in different spots, and the ones I forget can grow into trees.

    5. 5

       I leap from branch to branch, and my big bushy tail is my blanket when I sleep.

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    It's the squirrel! Squirrel facts for kids

12. ?Riddle 12

    1. 1

       I live with my family in forests and mountains across the north.

    2. 2

       My babies are born unable to see or hear, and the whole family helps feed them.

    3. 3

       In the snow, I put my back paw into my front paw's print and leave a neat single line.

    4. 4

       Every pet dog, from the tiniest to the biggest, comes from my relatives who lived long ago.

    5. 5

       I tip my head back and howl to call my family together, but not at the moon.

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    It's the wolf! Wolf facts for kids

13. ?Riddle 13

    1. 1

       I'm a bird who lives in forests, parks and gardens, and I stay home all year.

    2. 2

       Every year I dig a new home, and owls, bats and squirrels move into my old ones.

    3. 3

       My tongue is so long that it wraps all the way around the inside of my head.

    4. 4

       When I cling to a tree trunk, I lean on my stiff tail like a bike's kickstand.

    5. 5

       I knock on tree trunks with my strong beak, so fast it sounds like a drum.

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    It's the woodpecker! Woodpecker facts for kids

14. ?Riddle 14

    1. 1

       I sleep all winter underground, often in the same den year after year.

    2. 2

       Of all my relatives, I live the farthest north, even past the chilly Arctic Circle.

    3. 3

       In spring, the males of my kind rise up and push each other in a wrestling dance.

    4. 4

       My eyes are reddish, with narrow up and down pupils just like a cat's.

    5. 5

       I'm a shy snake with venom and a dark zigzag down my back.

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    It's the adder! Adder facts for kids

15. ?Riddle 15

    1. 1

       I live in woods and fields, and I come out of my home when the sun goes down.

    2. 2

       My family shares an underground maze of tunnels, and some are used for more than a hundred years.

    3. 3

       My family members rub bottoms so that we all smell the same, like a family name.

    4. 4

       In one rainy night, I can slurp up hundreds of earthworms.

    5. 5

       I'm low and stocky with long digging claws, a white face and two black stripes over my eyes.

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    It's the badger! Badger facts for kids

16. ?Riddle 16

    1. 1

       I'm small enough to fit in your hand, and I like to live all alone.

    2. 2

       I love eating worms, but first I pull them through my claws to squeeze out the dirt.

    3. 3

       My fur has no direction, so I can scoot backwards just as easily as forwards.

    4. 4

       I can hardly see at all, so I feel my way with my nose, whiskers and tail.

    5. 5

       I dig tunnels with my big shovel paws and push up little piles of dirt on your lawn.

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    It's the mole! Mole facts for kids

17. ?Riddle 17

    1. 1

       I live in old woods, parks and gardens, and I love warm summer evenings.

    2. 2

       For years, I was a fat white grub living inside old rotting wood.

    3. 3

       When I was little, I could squeak by rubbing my legs together.

    4. 4

       When I fly, I hold my body almost standing up and buzz loudly.

    5. 5

       I'm a big beetle, and I wrestle with giant jaws that look like a deer's antlers.

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    It's the stag beetle! Stag beetle facts for kids

18. ?Riddle 18

    1. 1

       I live in forests and fields, and I am busiest at night.

    2. 2

       I roll in mud to cool down, because I can hardly sweat.

    3. 3

       I can smell tasty food hiding deep under the ground, even special mushrooms called truffles.

    4. 4

       I look chunky, but I can run fast, jump over a fence and even swim between islands.

    5. 5

       I dig up the ground with my snout, and my striped babies look like little watermelons.

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    It's the wild boar! Wild boar facts for kids