Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part60

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Welcome to Part 60 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features an animal known for its towering height and long neck. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?

  1. Tall and big, 
    个儿高又大, 
    gè er gāo yòu dà,
  2. neck like a crane. 
    脖子似吊塔。 
    bó zi sì diào tǎ。
  3. Gentle and kind, 
    和气又善良, 
    hé qì yòu shàn liáng,
  4. never fights.
    从来不打架。 
    cóng lái bù dǎ jià。

Let's dive into the riddle!

  • 个儿高又大,脖子似吊塔。  
    gè er gāo yòu dà,bó zi sì diào tǎ。
    The first two lines, "个儿高又大,脖子似吊塔," describe an animal that is tall and big, with a neck like a crane. This suggests a very tall animal with a long neck.
  • 和气又善良, 从来不打架。 
    hé qì yòu shàn liáng,cóng lái bù dǎ jià。
    The next two lines, "和气又善良,从来不打架," tell us that this animal is gentle and kind and never fights. This clearly points to a giraffe.

So, the answer to the riddle is a giraffe-长颈鹿(cháng jǐng lù)!

  1. Giraffes are known for their long necks and gentle nature. 
    长颈鹿以它们的长脖子和温和的性格闻名。 
    Cháng jǐng lù yǐ tā men de cháng bó zi hé wēn hé de xìng gé wén míng。
  2. Giraffes can reach high branches to eat leaves. 
    长颈鹿可以够到高处的树枝吃叶子。 
    Cháng jǐng lù kě yǐ gòu dào gāo chù de shù zhī chī yè zi。
  3. I love watching giraffes at the zoo. 
    我喜欢在动物园看长颈鹿。 
    Wǒ xǐ huān zài dòng wù yuán kàn cháng jǐng lù。

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