Can You Solve This Widely Spread Riddle? Work Out the Number of Animals Going to the River!

Now, let’s break it down step by step. The rabbit is clearly stated to be going to the river, so that’s one animal definitely headed in that direction. The elephants, despite seeing the monkeys, are not said to be going towards the river, so we don’t count them. As for the monkeys, although each elephant saw two monkeys going towards the river, their final destination isn’t fully confirmed but we’ll consider them as potentially going. The parrots are just along for the ride as they’re in the monkeys’ hands.

However, based on the information provided, the only animal that we can be certain is going to the river is the rabbit.

So, the answer is 1 animal (the rabbit).