Mammals riddles. Paula López

1. MAMMALS:
RIDDLES

2. Read the clues
and guess the
mammal.

3. It is a small furry
animal with long
ears that is
associated with
Easter.

4. Rabbit
It is a small furry
animal with long
ears that is
associated with
Easter.

5. It a large wild
animal of the cat
family with
yellowish-orange
fur with black
stripes that lives
in parts of Asia.

6. Tiger
It a large wild
animal of the cat
family with
yellowish-orange
fur with black
stripes that lives
in parts of Asia.

7. It is the only
mammal that can
fly.

8. Bat
It is the only
mammal that can
fly.

9. It is a very large,
thick-skinned
animal from Africa
or Asia that has
one or two horns
on its nose.

10. Rhino
It is a very large,
thick-skinned
animal from Africa
or Asia that has
one or two horns
on its nose.

11. It is a small animal
with fur, four
legs, a tail, and
claws, usually kept
as a pet or for
catching mice.

12. Cat
It is a small animal
with fur, four
legs, a tail, and
claws, usually kept
as a pet or for
catching mice.

13. It is an animal like
a small horse with
long ears.

14. Donkey
It is an animal like
a small horse with
long ears.

15. It is a strong wild
animal with a thick
brown or white fur
coat which lives in
cold regions.

16. Bear
It is a strong wild
animal with a thick
brown or white fur
coat which lives in
cold regions.

17. It is a small, black
and white North
American animal
that makes a
strong, unpleasant
smell as a defence
when it is attacked.

18. Skunk
It is a small, black
and white North
American animal
that makes a
strong, unpleasant
smell as a defence
when it is attacked.

19. It is a mammal
which lives in the
sea and looks like
a large fish with a
pointed mouth.

20. Dolphin
It is a mammal
which lives in the
sea and looks like
a large fish with a
pointed mouth.

21. It is an animal
related to sheep
that usually has
horns and a beard,
which lives wild on
mountains.

22. Goat
It is an animal
related to sheep
that usually has
horns and a beard,
which lives wild on
mountains.

23. It is a very large
grey mammal that
has a trunk and
very big ears.

24. Elephant
It is a very large
grey mammal that
has a trunk and
very big ears.

25. It is a large animal
that lives in the
desert and has one
or two humps on
its back.

26. Camel
It is a large animal
that lives in the
desert and has one
or two humps on
its back.

27. It is a female
farm animal kept
to produce meat
and milk.

28. Cow
It is a female
farm animal kept
to produce meat
and milk.

29. It is a large
African animal with
a very long neck
and long legs.

30. Giraffe
It is a large
African animal with
a very long neck
and long legs.

31. It is the male of
the cow and the
national animal of
Spain.

32. Bull
It is the male of
the cow and the
national animal of
Spain.

33. It is a small brown
animal with sharp
spikes covering its
back.

34. Hedgehog
It is a small brown
animal with sharp
spikes covering its
back.

35. It is an Australian
animal which looks
like a small bear
with grey fur and
lives in tree.

36. Koala
It is an Australian
animal which looks
like a small bear
with grey fur and
lives in tree.

37. It is a very large
animal with short
legs and thick,
dark grey skin
that lives in or
near rivers in
Africa.

38. Hippo
It is a very large
animal with short
legs and thick,
dark grey skin
that lives in or
near rivers in
Africa.

39. It is a wild mammal
of the cat family,
with yellowish-
brown fur and black
spots, which can
run faster than any
other animal.

40. Cheetah
It is a wild mammal
of the cat family,
with yellowish-
brown fur and black
spots, which can
run faster than any
other animal.

41. It is a large animal
with four legs that
people ride on or
use for carrying
things or pulling
vehicles.

42. Horse
It is a large animal
with four legs that
people ride on or
use for carrying
things or pulling
vehicles.

43. It is a friendly
animal with four
legs, especially
kept by people as
a pet or to hunt or
guard things.

44. Dog
It is a friendly
animal with four
legs, especially
kept by people as
a pet or to hunt or
guard things.

45. It is a small furry
animal, similar to a
mouse, which is
often kept as a
pet.

46. Hamster
It is a small furry
animal, similar to a
mouse, which is
often kept as a
pet.

47. It is a large
Australian animal
which moves by
jumping on its back
legs.

48. Kangaroo
It is a large
Australian animal
which moves by
jumping on its back
legs.

49. It is a wild animal
from Africa and
Asia that looks like
a dog, hunts in
groups, and makes
a sound similar to
a human laugh.

50. Hyena
It is a wild animal
from Africa and
Asia that looks like
a dog, hunts in
groups, and makes
a sound similar to
a human laugh.

51. It is an intelligent
wild animal which
looks like a dog and
has reddish-brown
fur, a pointed face
and ears, and a
thick tail.

52. Fox
It is an intelligent
wild animal which
looks like a dog and
has reddish-brown
fur, a pointed face
and ears, and a
thick tail.

53. It is a young
sheep.

54. Lamb
It is a young
sheep.

55. It is a wild animal
of the cat family
with yellowish-
brown fur that
lives in Africa,
which is considered
the king of the
jungle.

56. Lion
It is a wild animal
of the cat family
with yellowish-
brown fur that
lives in Africa,
which is considered
the king of the
jungle.

57. It is a wild
carnivorous
mammal which is
the largest
member of the dog
family, living and
hunting in packs.

58. Wolf
It is a wild
carnivorous
mammal which is
the largest
member of the dog
family, living and
hunting in packs.

59. It is a small
mammal with short
fur, a pointed
face, and a long
tail, which likes
cheese.

60. Mouse
It is a small
mammal with short
fur, a pointed
face, and a long
tail, which likes
cheese.

61. It is a large, fat
animal, similar to a
seal but larger, which
lives in the sea and
on beaches in the
Arctic with two long
teeth called tusks
that point downward.

62. Walrus
It is a large, fat
animal, similar to a
seal but larger, which
lives in the sea and
on beaches in the
Arctic with two long
teeth called tusks
that point downward.

63. It is a small, grey
Southern African
animal that
sometimes sits up
on its back legs.

64. Meerkat
It is a small, grey
Southern African
animal that
sometimes sits up
on its back legs.

65. It is a lazy animal
from Central and
South America
that moves very
slowly and lives in
trees.

66. Sloth
It is a lazy animal
from Central and
South America
that moves very
slowly and lives in
trees.

67. It is a large mammal
with a rounded body
and flat legs called
flippers, which eats
fish and lives partly
in the sea and partly
on land or ice.

68. Seal
It is a large mammal
with a rounded body
and flat legs called
flippers, which eats
fish and lives partly
in the sea and partly
on land or ice.

69. It is a very large
sea mammal that
breathes air
through a hole at
the top of its
head.

70. Whale
It is a very large
sea mammal that
breathes air
through a hole at
the top of its
head.

71. It is an animal
with a long tail
which lives in hot
countries, climbs
trees and likes
bananas.

72. Monkey
It is an animal
with a long tail
which lives in hot
countries, climbs
trees and likes
bananas.

73. It is a large, black
and white mammal
that lives in
forests in China
and eats bamboo.

74. Panda
It is a large, black
and white mammal
that lives in
forests in China
and eats bamboo.

75. It is a small animal
covered in fur with
a long tail, which
climbs trees and
feeds on nuts and
seeds.

76. Squirrel
It is a small animal
covered in fur with
a long tail, which
climbs trees and
feeds on nuts and
seeds.

77. It is a large pink,
brown, or black
farm animal with
short legs and a
curved tail, kept
for its meat, which
is called pork.

78. Pig
It is a large pink,
brown, or black
farm animal with
short legs and a
curved tail, kept
for its meat, which
is called pork.

79. It is an African
wild animal that
looks like a horse,
with black and
white stripes on its
body.

80. Zebra
It is an African
wild animal that
looks like a horse,
with black and
white stripes on its
body.

81. It is a farm animal
with thick wool
that eats grass
and is kept for its
wool, skin, and
meat.

82. Sheep
It is a farm animal
with thick wool
that eats grass
and is kept for its
wool, skin, and
meat.