Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part76

Welcome to Part 76 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle is about a clever bird with a unique call. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?

1. Covered in black feathers,
   全身羽毛黑，
   quán shēn yǔ máo hēi,
2. 
smart and mimics speech,
   聪明学人话，
   cōng míng xué rén huà,
3. 
often perches on trees,
   常在树上栖，
   cháng zài shù shàng qī,
4. 
calls out "caw, caw, caw."
   叫声呱呱呱。
   jiào shēng guā guā guā。

Let's dive into the riddle!

• 全身羽毛黑，聪明学人话，
  quán shēn yǔ máo hēi,cōng míng xué rén huà,
  The first two lines, "全身羽毛黑，聪明学人话," describe a bird covered in black feathers that is smart and can mimic human speech. This suggests a highly intelligent bird.
• 常在树上栖，叫声呱呱呱。
  cháng zài shù shàng qī,jiào shēng guā guā guā。
  The next two lines, "常在树上栖，叫声呱呱呱," tell us that this bird often perches on trees and its call sounds like "caw, caw, caw." This clearly points to a crow.

So, the answer to the riddle is a crow-乌鸦 (wū yā)!

1. I like crows.

   我喜欢乌鸦。

   Wǒ xǐ huān wū yā。
2. Crows are very smart.

   乌鸦非常聪明。

   Wū yā fēi cháng cōng míng。
3. Crows can mimic human speech.

   乌鸦会模仿人类的语言。

   Wū yā huì mó fǎng rén lèi de yǔ yán。