Game exercises aimed at developing children's logic and intellectual abilities, as well as expanding their knowledge about the world around them, include children's riddles.
Guessing riddles is an excellent way to develop a child’s auditory memory, creative imagination, associative thinking and intelligence.
An excellent game method that allows children to consolidate their knowledge about representatives of the animal world that live in the wild or near humans is also riddles about animals. They teach preschoolers and school-aged children to guess animals based on their external signs mentioned in the text, characteristic features of their habits and the specifics of their habitat.
This article contains a large selection of riddles about wild and domestic animals that inhabit our planet. Here you will find simple riddles for kids and more complex ones for primary schoolchildren, which deal with domestic pets and their wild relatives, as well as animals living in different climatic conditions.
A separate group presents humorous deception riddles about animals - the answer that you want to give when answering in rhyme is wrong, so girls and boys here will have to think so as not to get into trouble.
About African animals
The king of beasts, we know him, and, of course, we respect him.
Everyone is afraid of his anger. Guessed it - ... (Lion) He is slow, big. I've been used to the trunk for a long time. He is stronger than all animals. Strong, powerful, Strong...(Elephant)
Whose antics are easily repeated by children. Who lives among the vines? A flock of wild...(Monkeys)
A striped vest was pulled onto the Horse. Striped tail and nose! What is your name, Sailor? (Zebra)
He is large and unusual, he has a horn on his nose, the guys will guess, this is for sure... (Rhinoceros)
Challenging riddles
A muzzle with black and white stripes, Hidden and looking at the branch, Little... (Badger)
In the desert he is always with water, Stores it in the humps behind his head. Thorn is his favorite dish! Did you find out... (Camel)
All huge as a mountain, Long neck, endless tail. It can be a carnivore or herbivore. Scary teeth and a small brain. Who is this, that's the question? (Dinosaur)
The muzzle is elongated, Swims in the water, Covered with fur, Eats insects. Hatches eggs, but not a duck. (Echidna)
This unusual animal stood on its hind legs. Looks like a little bunny, Jumps like a kangaroo, Long tail like a rat's, If he's scared of something, He immediately hides in a hole. (Jerboa)
For preschoolers
Gray in summer, white in winter, timid by nature.
He jumps deftly through the clearings, loves juicy carrots. (Hare) I have a luxurious tail, But my character is not simple - I am insidious and cunning. Deep is my hole. (Fox)
I am gray, I live in the forest, I know a red fox. I sing a sad song, howl loudly at the moon (Wolf)
I jump through the puddles with importance. I live there, where it is very humid. Look how it is - All green, qua-qua! (Frog, toad)
Although my hooves are strong and my horns are sharp, I am kind and not angry, I am not at all strict in my temper. In the field I moo: “Moo-moo! Who should I pour some milk for?” (Cow)
A champion in fast running, I sometimes drive carts. Uncle groom brought me water, hay and oats. (Horse)
About exotic animals
Short legs, Long, strong tail, Small eyes, Yes, toothy mouth.
In Africa, where the yellow Nile lives, the green one lives... (Crocodile). The spotted giant looks like a large crane. There are funny horns on the head and hooves on the legs. Walks with his head up - Resident of Africa... (Giraffe).
With paws and flippers, like rowing with oars. Swims confidently under water and through the waves. For her, the shell is a shirt, She is a sea person... (Turtle).
The animal is famous in Australia. It is unusual and interesting. After all, he carries his children in his spacious handbag. In the steppe early in the morning a redhead gallops... (Kangaroo).
In the world of living snakes, He is the strongest and longest. He has a dangerous disposition, He is a wise giant... (Boa constrictor).
About animals of Russia
A red-haired little animal jumps and gallops through the trees.
He lives not on the ground, but on a tree in a hollow. A red tail here and there suddenly flashed through the bushes, a girl looks after her, she knows this... (Squirrel) Touching the grass with her hooves, a handsome man walks through the forest, walks boldly and easily, with his horns spread wide. (Deer)
He works as a miner, wearing a fur coat as black as a raven. Under the fields he digs minks, hills turn black on the grass. What kind of animal is this that has settled underground? (Mole)
From small cats, from spotted ones, and on the ears, imagine, brushes! Short tail. You can’t say “scatter”, She’s a formidable predator... (Lynx)
He is uncouth, angry and rude. Of all the trees, oak is his favorite. After all, he is in the forest, among animals, a great lover of acorns. (Boar) Author: Kosenko S.
About pets
It gives us milk, although it is not a cow, it is ready to share its wool. She is fidgety and fidgety... What do we call her? ... (Goat) G. Stupnikov
If he sees, there is a stranger there, He will rear up his fur and become angry. And the owner is on the porch - The tail will curl into a ring. (Dog)
The muzzle is mustachioed, the fur coat is striped, it washes itself often, and it chases its tail. (Kitty)
The dirty little guy lies in a bristly shirt. The tail is a pretzel, the nose is a snout. (Piglet)
The thick grasses have become entwined, the meadows are curled, and I myself am all curly, even with a curl of an horn. (Ram)
For 1-2 grades
In the dark blue ocean, I fished out a walrus with my paw, On the slippery polar ice floe I drift without trembling.
(Polar bear) Water craftsmen Build a house without an axe, A house from brushwood and mud And also a dam. (Beavers)
Prickly, not a cactus. It swims, not a fish. It's rolling, not a bun. It's prickly, not a rose. It's puffing, not a teapot. (Hedgehog)
She herself is a baby, afraid of cats, lives under the floor, carries everything there. (Mouse)
There is a snout in front, a hook in the back, a back in the middle, and bristles on it.
For children 7 years old
A hummock ran near a stump.
And the hummock has a black nose and its back is covered in thorns. On the thorns of leaves from oak and aspen. (Hedgehog) A green log is sleeping, It is entangled in the mud. The log has a big mouth, The teeth in the mouth are just passion. (Crocodile)
He doesn't like meat and onions. It eats bamboo. This bear is black and white. What's his name, kids? (Panda)
Who walks around with a long neck? The neck of long legs is longer. Any leaf will reach branches. Who is he? Tell me, kids. (Giraffe)
A very interesting case: This animal is like a prickly hedgehog, but its needles are five times longer. Who is this? (Porcupine)
For children 5 years old
Thick-skinned, thick-lipped, and has four teeth in his mouth.
If he opens his mouth, you might faint! (Hippopotamus) His back is striped, his tail is as light as feathers. All supplies, like in a chest, are hidden in hollows... (Chipmunk)
He washes his food in the river so that it is cleaner, only then puts it into his mouth. And that neat guy... (Raccoon)
Rusting, rustling the grass, a living cord crawls, so it stood up and hissed. Come if you are very brave. (Snake)
He has big ears and is obedient to his master. And although he is small, he drives like a truck. (Donkey)
Riddles for children 3-4 years old (animals) card index (junior group)
Riddles for children 3-4 years old
Riddles about pets
#1
Ku-ka-re-ku he screams loudly, flaps his wings loudly, loudly, The chicken is a faithful shepherd, What is his name? (rooster).
#2
He sits very obediently, He doesn’t want to bark at all, He’s overgrown with a lot of fur, Well, of course it’s (a dog).
#3
She walks around the yard, loves to eat grass, quacks, It’s all a joke, Well, of course it’s... (duck)
#4
I have a question for you - Who got their mouth and nose dirty? Who sits in a puddle all day? Grunting and swimming with fat, Tell me, friends - What is her name - (pig).
#5
Every evening, so easily, She gives us milk. She says two words, What is her name - (cow).
#6
He’s even very curly, He doesn’t want to become a barbecue, Among the sheep he’s a giant, And his name is... (ram)
#7
At night he doesn’t sleep at all, he guards the house from mice, he drinks milk from a bowl, well, of course it’s (a cat).
#8
He repeats one thing - ha-ha, Who offended? Where? When? I'm not afraid of anyone, Well, of course it's (goose).
#9
Spreads his tail like a peacock, Walks like an important gentleman, Knocking on the ground with his feet, What is his name - (turkey).
#10
He sits in a cage all day, And repeats under his breath, But when he hears the door creaking, He shouts “Philip-Philip,” Give Kesha a drink quickly, Who is this (parrot).
Riddles about wild animals
#1
When it’s cold, he sleeps in a den, quietly sniffles into holes, when he wakes up, well, roar, And his name is... (bear)
#2
He decided to marry Thumbelina, The girl was saved only by a bird, He stuffs his mouth with grain, Well, of course it is (a mole).
#3
A rope is crawling along the ground, Here is a tongue, an open mouth, I am ready to bite everyone, Because I am (a snake).
#4
All the time he prowls through the forest, He is looking for someone in the bushes. He snaps his teeth from the bushes, Whoever says this - (wolf).
#5
The red-haired cheat hid under the tree. The cunning one is waiting for the hare. What is her name?..(Fox)
#6
He loves red carrots, he gnaws cabbage very deftly, he gallops here and there, through forests and fields, gray, white and oblique, who tell me he is - (hare).
#7
It is gray, big, on four pillars, you look at it, and you just say, ah! The trunk lifts up, waters everyone from the fountain, tell me, who is he? Well, of course it is (elephant).
#8
Gray coat, silver fur, very beautiful, fluffy tail, if you are a little lucky, she will take a nut from your hand. And it flies from you like an arrow, Well, of course it’s (a squirrel).
#9
Along the path in the forest, I’m carrying a big apple, I look like needles, Of course my name is (hedgehog).
#10
A huge cat gallops through the forest, She doesn’t hide earrings in her ears, You can’t say the word to her - scat, Because it’s (lynx).
#11
The king of beasts roars loudly, hurries to gather all the animals, sits gracefully on a stone, tell me who it is - (lion).
#12
In the zoo, above the cage, Someone's head sticks out, He picks bananas from a high branch, He is silent about his long neck. His nickname is “Bang-Bang”, and his name is (giraffe).
#13
Like a sea-ocean, a fish-fish swims, and does not allow us to swim to a huge fountain! A wave runs from it, Well, of course it is (a whale).
#14
In the rivers of Africa lives an evil, green steamer, whoever swims towards him will swallow everyone - (crocodile)
#15
She buzzes merrily, She quickly flies into the hive, She gave us her honey, What is her name... (bee)
Riddles about birds
#1
Every evening I go to bed, I’m not afraid in the room alone. I fall asleep sweetly, to the song of a bird (nightingale).
#2
She sits on a branch in the forest, She repeats one “peek-a-boo”, She counts the years for us all, She loses her chicks. “Peek-a-boo” here and there, What is this bird’s name? - (cuckoo).
#3
He builds a nest under the roof, deftly builds it, constantly hatches his chicks, flies very low before the rain, every child knows this bird, we love to watch it, call this bird (swallow).
Riddles about vegetables
#1
Never offended anyone in the world. But both adults and children still cry from him. onion
#2
An orange root sits underground, It stores a lot of vitamins in itself, Helps children become healthier, What kind of vegetable is this, can you tell? carrot
#3
Here are the colored balls hanging on the bushes, They are all dressed up, as if for a parade. Red, green, yellow fruits, Who are they, do you know them? peppers
#4
The goat says that goats really like to smell roses. But for some reason, with a crunch, she sniffs... cabbage
#5
There are red fruits in a green bed, round and pot-bellied, do you recognize them? How big berries hang in clusters, as if they were asking to be included in a vegetable salad. tomatoes
#6
There is a yellow ball in our garden bed, But it doesn’t jump, It looks like the moon, The seeds in it are delicious. pumpkin
#7
It grows very long and takes up space in the garden bed. This vegetable is the pumpkin's brother, everyone eats it deliciously. zucchini
#8
In the garden in the middle of summer, Purple in color, Fat like a big boar. Very important...eggplant
#9
In the green tent the Koloboks sleep sweetly. Lots of round crumbs! What is this? peas
#10
By the country path the sun is blooming on a leg. When the sun ripens, there will be a lot of grains. sunflower
Riddles about professions for children, with answers
#1
As soon as the bell rang, the lesson began in the classroom. The student and the parent know - The teacher will conduct the lesson
#2
Who sits at the patient's bedside? And he tells him how to be treated. For those who are sick, take medicine, for those who are healthy, go for a walk. doctor
#3
Even at night or during the day they fight fire. In a helmet, like a glorious warrior, He hurries to the fire... a fireman
#4
Far from his native land, he leads ships to sea. He has seen many countries. Our brave... captain
#5
In reality, not in a dream Flies in the heights. Flying a plane in the sky. Who is he, tell me? pilot
#6
All products are on display: Chocolate, candies, fruits. The seller will offer you zucchini and cucumber...
#7
Last time I was an astronaut, Next there will be a guitarist. He must be able to do a lot of things, Because he is... an artist
#8
As if he were in a beautiful fairy tale Painting the walls with yellow paint; He has a bucket in his hands, He himself is colorfully painted. painter
#9
He waves his wand up and the choir on stage begins to sing. He is not a magician or a juggler. Who is this? conductor
#10
They march in the parade, ribbons flutter behind their backs, there are ribbons, but in the detachment there is not a single girl. sailors
About forest animals
The beast waddles along raspberries and honey.
He loves sweets very much. And when autumn comes, He climbs into the hole until spring, where he sleeps and dreams. (Bear) At night he howls in the forest: “I’ll carry the lamb away!” The angry, hungry gray one also knows a lot about hares... (Wolf) Author: Sinyuchkova Zh.
This red-haired cheat steals chickens very cleverly, rakes the crust out of the crust, climbs into a hole after the mice. And for the New Year holiday he will come to us to have fun. He loves miracles. This cunning one... (Fox)
He likes to confuse his tracks, How to escape from trouble, And often changes his fur coats, But the coward is simply creepy. He sits under a bush, and trembles all over with fear. And his name is Scythe, Long-eared and barefoot... (Hare)
Who's the prickly one? Lives in the forest? Who isn't afraid of the fox? He doesn’t run away from her: He curls up in a ball and lies there, with neither eyes nor legs visible? Did you find out? After all, this is... (Hedgehog)
For 3rd grade
The beast is afraid of my branches, the bird will not build nests in them.
My beauty and power are in the branches. Tell me quickly: who am I? (Deer) Appeared in a yellow coat - Goodbye, two shells. (Chick)
Walks above us upside down. He dines with us and tastes everything. If you start driving, it will start buzzing. (Fly)
In the forest near the stump there is bustle and running around. The working people are busy all day, building a city out of forest litter. (Ants)
She had a drink in her mouth, She lived under water, Scared everyone, Swallowed everyone, And now she got into the cauldron (Pike)
About animals of the North
Who lives in Antarctica and loves snow and ice?
Instead of buns and sweets, he eats Rybka for lunch. He catches it all day with ease! After all, he is... (Seal) Who in the cold ocean, As if in a warm foam bath, Can swim and dive, Disperse flocks of ice floes? Yes! Such turns can only be done... (Walruses)
In Antarctica, who doesn’t know the Bird that doesn’t fly, that dives into the sea from the ice floes! Oh, yes this is... (Penguin)
He shovels deep snow and gets tasty reindeer moss, sometimes he digs all day long, Arctic... (Deer)
He walks not on the savannah, but in the sea-ocean, and there is no lion’s mane at all, and he catches fish for dinner. Guess who he is? - King of beasts! But the lion... (Sea)
