Riddle #1060

A name of an animal minus the first three letters plus a flat piece of wood. What am I ?

I can run, but not walk. Thought is not far behind me. What am I?

I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air. What am I?

I am full of holes but I can still hold water. What am I?

Only one color, but not one size. Stuck at the bottom, yet I easily fly. Present in sun, but not in rain. Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What Am I?

I taste sweet and juicy. I smell fruity. I feel rough and wet. I look like a bumpy ball. What am I?

I weigh almost nothing. I am lighter than air. But even the strongest man in the world cannot lift me. What Am I?

I live in a house. Each Halloween I stand in a jack-o-lantern and get shorter as I grow old. What Am I?

Never was, I am always to be. No one ever saw me, nor ever will. And yet I am the confidence of all, to live and breathe on this terrestrial ball. What am I?

I live in a house called a coop. I have two legs, two wings and a tail. I eat worms and bugs and grain. I lay eggs. I am a...

I live in the ocean. I like to eat crabs. I can change colors. My eight legs are called tentacles. I am an...