Chester Zoo Game

[Chlidonias]

that was really hard!

What's funny with creating riddles is that they seem obvious to yourself, because you already know the answer, but it isn't until people start guessing that you really know whether they are easy or difficult.

My riddle:

It can't hop on only one foot.

 

[Komodo99]

I'm probably wrong,but Mountain Chicken Frog

 

[Chlidonias]

I'm probably wrong,but Mountain Chicken Frog

nope, afraid not.

And I forgot to put in my post, the reasoning behind an answer is appreciated.

 

[Komodo99]

This may not be the best way to put it but i'm thinking of the Dusky Pademelon because like all Macropods use both of their feet to hop about.

 

[Chlidonias]

This may not be the best way to put it but i'm thinking of the Dusky Pademelon because like all Macropods use both of their feet to hop about.

that is not correct, but good reasoning.

 

[Macaw16]

It is probably too obvious, but perhaps a one footed animal? Partula Snail maybe....

 

[Chlidonias]

It is probably too obvious, but perhaps a one footed animal? Partula Snail maybe....

not Partula snail, sorry.

 

[Komodo99]

Another odd choice,but maybe the ring tailed lemur as they can hop along the ground and when jumping.

 

[Water Dragon]

Ethiopian Cricket? People call them hoppers all the time but they still use two legs.

 

[Chlidonias]

Another odd choice,but maybe the ring tailed lemur as they can hop along the ground and when jumping.

Ethiopian Cricket? People call them hoppers all the time but they still use two legs.

not Ring-tailed Lemur, nor Ethiopian Cricket.

 

[Komodo99]

I'm thinking Humboldt Penguin because they use both feet to hop onto the rocks in their enclosure

 

[Chlidonias]

not Humboldt Penguin.

Only one person has got the idea behind the clue.

 

[gentle lemur]

Mudskipper? It can't hop on one foot because it hasn't got any feet at all.

 

[Chlidonias]

Mudskipper? It can't hop on one foot because it hasn't got any feet at all.

not mudskipper.

An additional clue - it's not a vertebrate so it's not on Zootierliste.

 

[Komodo99]

It wouldn't happen to be a species of coral?It can't hop at all due to being immobile unless releasing polyps.

 

[Chlidonias]

no, it is not coral.

 

[Water Dragon]

Freshwater Snail? Like the partula it only has one foot.

 

[Chlidonias]

Freshwater Snail? Like the partula it only has one foot.

is "Freshwater Snail" supposed to signify a particular species?

I'll give some advice on reading riddles - take note of everything in the riddle, don't just take one or two words and then blindly guess. For example, say the answer was Partula Snail or Freshwater Snail - how does that relate to hopping? A snail only has one foot, but why would the riddle have not said "it can't fly with only one foot" or "it doesn't eat sausages with only one foot"?

 

[Komodo99]

Frilled Upside Down Jellyfish perhaps?It is a simple organism that floats around and is incapable of hoping due to having no feet.

 

[Chlidonias]

Frilled Upside Down Jellyfish perhaps?It is a simple organism that floats around and is incapable of hoping due to having no feet.

nope, afraid not.

(For anyone wondering how to find invertebrates when they aren't on Zootierliste, there's a partial list in the Chester Zoo subforum on Zoochat which is where I got my animal from)