Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part70
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Welcome to Part 70 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features a large and powerful creature known for its affinity for water and its impressive hunting skills. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?
- Big head and long mouth,
头大嘴巴长，
tóu dà zuǐ ba cháng, -
loves the mud pond,
喜欢在泥塘，
xǐ huān zài ní táng, -
occasionally looks up,
偶尔抬头望，
ǒu ěr tái tóu wàng, -
great at catching insects.
捉虫本领强。
zhuō chóng běn lǐng qiáng。
Let's dive into the riddle!
- 头大嘴巴长，喜欢在泥塘，
tóu dà zuǐ ba cháng,xǐ huān zài ní táng,
The first two lines, "头大嘴巴长，喜欢在泥塘," describe a creature with a big head and long mouth that loves to stay in the mud pond. This suggests a large aquatic animal. - 偶尔抬头望，捉虫本领强。
ǒu ěr tái tóu wàng,zhuō chóng běn lǐng qiáng。
The next two lines, "偶尔抬头望，捉虫本领强," tell us that this creature occasionally looks up and is great at catching insects. This clearly points to a hippopotamus.
So, the answer to the riddle is a hippopotamus-河马(hé mǎ)!
- I like watching hippos in the water.
我喜欢看河马在水中。
Wǒ xǐ huān kàn hé mǎ zài shuǐ zhōng。 - Hippos are fascinating creatures.
河马是迷人的生物。
Hé mǎ shì mí rén de shēng wù。 - Hippos love to wallow in mud.
河马喜欢在泥里打滚。
Hé mǎ xǐ huān zài ní lǐ dǎ gǔn。
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