Ready to test your thinking skills? Here’s a viral riddle that’s been circulating online. Let’s see if you can figure out how many animals are going to the river based on the given clues.
The riddle goes like this: One rabbit saw six elephants while going to the river. Every elephant saw two monkeys going towards the river. Every monkey holds one parrot in their hands.
Many people make mistakes when solving this riddle. One common error is overestimating the number of animals going to the river. Just because all these animals are mentioned doesn’t mean they’re all actually heading there. Another pitfall is misunderstanding the role of observers. The elephants are only seeing the monkeys going towards the river; it doesn’t mean the elephants themselves are going. And the parrots are just being carried by the monkeys, not independently moving towards the river.