I have a long trunk, big floppy ears and a tail like a rope. I am the biggest animal that walks on land. What am I?
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An elephant
An elephant uses its trunk like a hand, and it is the largest land animal.
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Who has a trunk, who carries a baby in a pouch, and who flies backward? Guess the animal, then tap to see if you were right.
I roar loudly and people call me the king of the jungle. The boys in my family have a big, fluffy mane. What am I?
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A lion
Male lions grow a thick mane, and their roar can be heard from miles away.
I hop on my strong back legs and carry my baby in a pouch on my tummy. What am I?
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A kangaroo
A baby kangaroo, called a joey, rides in its mother’s pouch.
I am black and white, I chew bamboo all day, and I look like a big cuddly teddy bear. What am I?
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A panda
Giant pandas eat bamboo for many hours every day.
I hang upside down in a cave and sleep all day. When it gets dark, I fly out to look for dinner. What am I?
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A bat
Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly, and most of them come out at night.
I look like a horse in black-and-white pajamas. What am I?
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A zebra
A zebra is related to horses, and its stripes are different on every animal.
I am a big cat with orange fur and black stripes, and unlike most cats, I love to swim. What am I?
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A tiger
Tigers are strong swimmers, and each tiger has its own stripe pattern.
I live at the bottom of the sea and I have eight long arms. When I am scared, I squirt ink. What am I?
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An octopus
An octopus has eight arms and squirts a cloud of ink to escape from enemies.
I am green, I live near ponds, and I started life as a tadpole. I hop and say “ribbit.” What am I?
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A frog
A tadpole grows legs and turns into a frog.
I am small and covered with spikes on my back. When I get scared, I roll into a tight ball. What am I?
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A hedgehog
A hedgehog curls into a spiky ball so that nothing can bite it.
I have a bushy tail and I hide nuts for the winter. I run up and down the trees in the park. What am I?
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A squirrel
Squirrels bury nuts in the fall and dig them up when food is hard to find.
I am a pink bird with very long legs, and I like to stand on just one of them. What am I?
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A flamingo
A flamingo often rests on one leg, and its feathers are pink because of what it eats.
I say “hoo, hoo” at night, and I can turn my head almost all the way around. What am I?
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An owl
An owl cannot move its eyes, so it turns its head to look around.
I am a bird with a bright, colorful coat of feathers, and I can copy the words you say. What am I?
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A parrot
Parrots are good at copying sounds, including human words.
I can change the color of my skin, my eyes can look two ways at once, and I catch bugs with my long, sticky tongue. What am I?
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A chameleon
Chameleons change color mostly to show their mood or warm up, and they shoot out their tongue to catch insects.
I build a dam out of sticks and mud, and I have a flat tail like a paddle. What am I?
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A beaver
Beavers cut down small trees with their teeth to build dams and lodges in the water.
I live in the desert and I can go many days without a drink. I have a hump, or maybe two, on my back. What am I?
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A camel
A camel stores fat in its hump, which gives it energy when there is no food.
I have five arms, but no hands. I live on the ocean floor, and part of my name is something you see in the night sky. What am I?
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A starfish
A starfish has five arms in a star shape, and it is not a fish at all.
I am the fastest animal on land. I have spots, and in a short sprint I can run as fast as a car on the highway. What am I?
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A cheetah
A cheetah can run about 60 miles an hour for a short burst.
I munch on leaves all day. Then I hang up, wrap myself tight and take a long nap. When I wake up, I have beautiful wings! What am I before I get my wings?
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A caterpillar
A caterpillar turns into a butterfly inside a chrysalis (moths spin a cocoon).
I am the biggest animal in the whole ocean, but I am not a fish. I breathe air through a hole on top of my head. What am I?
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A whale
Whales are mammals, so they come up to the surface to breathe through their blowholes.
I live in a big family called a colony. I have six legs, and I march in a line carrying food much bigger than me. What am I?
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An ant
Ants work together in colonies and can carry things many times heavier than themselves.
I hang in trees and move so slowly that tiny green algae can grow on my fur. What am I?
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A sloth
A sloth moves slowly to save energy, and the algae on its fur helps it hide in the trees.
I eat only eucalyptus leaves, and I sleep up to 20 hours a day. I look like a bear, but I am not one. What am I?
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A koala
Koalas are marsupials, not bears, and eucalyptus leaves give them little energy, so they rest a lot.
I have no legs, and I shed my skin as I grow. I smell the air with my tongue. What am I?
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A snake
A snake flicks its tongue to pick up smells, and it sheds its old skin when it gets too small.
I am a mammal, but I lay eggs. I have a bill like a duck and a tail like a beaver. What am I?
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A platypus
The platypus is one of the very few mammals that lay eggs.
I am the only bird that can fly backward. My wings beat so fast that you can hear a hum. What am I?
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A hummingbird
A hummingbird beats its wings dozens of times each second, which lets it hover and fly backward.
I am a fish, but I swim standing up, and my head looks like a horse’s. The dad carries the babies in his pouch. What am I?
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A seahorse
In seahorses, the father carries the eggs in a pouch until the babies are born.
I am the largest bird in the world. I cannot fly, but I am the fastest runner of all the birds. What am I?
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An ostrich
An ostrich is too heavy to fly, but its strong legs can carry it at over 40 miles an hour.