Blow

In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Donkey Kong can blow air to move or dissipate certain objects, or to extinguish flaming enemies. This can be done by crouching, then shaking the Wii Remote or pushing the / button on the Nintendo 3DS. Diddy Kong can also perform this move, but only when he is controlled independently in multiplayer. The Kongs can blow small air currents for as long as the actions above are executed. The move does not appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, although it introduces a similar ability to pluck items from the ground.

The ability was incorporated into the game at the suggestion of Shigeru Miyamoto, the game's supervisor.

List of objects that can be blown onto
There are a multitude of objects that are affected by Donkey Kong's breath. When blown onto, many of these objects reveal items such as bananas, Banana Coins, and Puzzle Pieces, while others cause something to occur. The appearance of these objects is mostly influenced by the environment they are found in. Their role is similar to that of item containers.

Below is a list of each object, with a description on its appearance and how it behaves:
 * Dandelion — if its seeds are blown away, it might uncover an item. Dandelions vary slightly in size and are widespread throughout Donkey Kong Island, being most common in the Jungle and Ruins areas.
 * Beach grass — tufts of grown sparsely throughout the Beach. Blowing a beach grass will disperse its seeds and, at most times, leave an item.
 * Lantern — an illuminating object found in mines and caverns. Lanterns are hanging above the ground, sometimes requiring the Kongs to stand on an elevated platform in order to reach them. If blown, the light inside a lantern will flicker out, often producing an item.
 *  — A flower with four red petals and a small bud at the top. When Donkey Kong blows on the petals, they spin swiftly as water leaks out of the bud. Eventually, the flower flies off and water flows out like a fountain, giving nourishment to a vine, which grows from the water. The vine's buds then bloom into flowers with items in them as the Fountain Flower continues spewing water. They are only found in Flutter Flyaway.
 * Musical horn — a device fixed on the ground. When blown into, it produces a soft trumpet jingle and an item. Musical horns are placed across the Factory.
 * Lightbulb — a small red propeller is attached to it. Blowing on the propeller will make it rotate increasily faster, lighting up the lightbulb to capacity which causes it to break and free an item. Lightbulbs are found in the Factory.
 *  — a burning statuette that will turn to ashes and collapse shortly after the fire is put out, producing an item. Tiki heads mostly appear in Furious Fire.
 *  — a small candle held in a bowl. Blowing on it will swoosh the flame, potentially causing an item to appear. Candle bowls are spread throughout the Volcano.
 * Objects that, when blown onto, pluck themselves out of the ground and start flying with an item using propeller-like appendages. They hover above the ground for a short while before flying away, offering the Kongs a chance to grab their item. Most of these objects resemble flowers with short stems and long petals, which are red in the Jungle and Forest, pink on the Beach, and dark purple on the Cliff. However, magnets with propellers replace them in the Factory, as do chili peppers with large leaves in the Volcano.
 * Windmills — objects with multiple red (blue in the Cliff world) and white blades that spin around when blown onto. They often cause multiple bananas to drop from a place, or cause platforms to rise above the ground. To take effect, the windmills need to be blown onto for several moments.