What Grows Up While Growing Down? is a feathery riddle. Guess, then tap Show Answer.
Riddle: What grows up while growing down?
Answer: Goose
Need a hint?
Its soft feathers are used to stuff pillows and duvets.
Answer and explanation (spoiler!)
The answer is a goose.
Baby geese (goslings) are covered in soft, fluffy feathers called “down”. As a gosling grows up, it grows more down, so it grows up while growing down!
The riddle uses “down”, the opposite of up, and “down”, the soft feathers.
Difficulty: Hard · Best for: ages 9 and up
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FAQ
What is down?
The soft, fluffy layer of feathers close to a bird’s skin.
Are there other answers?
A duckling also grows down. Goose is the classic answer.