Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part70

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?

1. Big head and long mouth,
   头大嘴巴长，
   tóu dà zuǐ ba cháng,
2. 
loves the mud pond,
   喜欢在泥塘，
   xǐ huān zài ní táng,
3. 
occasionally looks up,
   偶尔抬头望，
   ǒu ěr tái tóu wàng,
4. 
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)!

1. 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。
2. Hippos are fascinating creatures.

   河马是迷人的生物。

   Hé mǎ shì mí rén de shēng wù。
3. Hippos love to wallow in mud.

   河马喜欢在泥里打滚。

   Hé mǎ xǐ huān zài ní lǐ dǎ gǔn。