Animal Riddles

Microparasite expert at sucking the blood of mammals and birds

My first is in ocean but never in sea. My second’s in wasp but never in bee. My third is in glider and also in flight. My whole is a creature that comes out at night.

My first is in window but not in pane. My second’s in road but not in lane. My third is in oval but not in round. My fourth is in hearing but not in sound. My whole is known as a sign of peace. And from Noah’s ark won quick release.

My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I’m best when I am toast.

Often cooked as fillet, this meat comes from an animal that swims underwater.

Oh how I love my dancing feet! They stay together – oh so neat. And when I want to walk a line, They all stay together and do double time. I count them up, ten times or more, And race on-off, across the floor.

Old Grandpa Diddle Daddle jumped in the mud puddle, green cap and yellow shoes. Guess all your loftiness and you can’t guess these news.

People take me on walks and I run and have fun. What am I?

Slithery critters with a taste for dirt.

Small edible creature from the sea that is often served at restaurants.

Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered cruel, but that’s because you never know me at all.

Tall when seated, short when standing.

The alphabet goes from A to Z. What goes from Z to A?

The fans of the pied piper’s smooth sound who are feared by elephants