ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · JULY 11, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: July 11
The five Animals silhouettes for July 11, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
This pre-launch puzzle ran from a rock pigeon (33 cm) to a blue whale (27 m). The widest gap was round 2, Cheetah against Rock Pigeon, at 3.9×; the closest call was round 1, Sperm Whale against Megalodon, only 1.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Sperm Whale (Male) vs Megalodon
Megalodon · reference · 16 m Sperm Whale · true length · 16 m 1.0× longer than the megalodon
A bull sperm whale runs about 16 m, a third of that being head.
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ROUND 2
Cheetah vs Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon · reference · 33 cm Cheetah · true length · 1.3 m 3.9× longer than the rock pigeon
A cheetah's body is about 1.3 m long — and it covers that distance in a fiftieth of a second at full sprint.
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ROUND 3
Blue Whale (Average Adult) vs Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus rex · reference · 12 m Blue Whale · true length · 27 m 2.3× longer than the tyrannosaurus rex
An adult blue whale reaches about 27 m — longer than two school buses.
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ROUND 4
Komodo Dragon vs Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle · reference · 2.2 m Komodo Dragon · true length · 3 m 1.4× longer than the bald eagle
A Komodo dragon is about 3 m long — the largest living lizard.
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ROUND 5
Lion (Male) vs Great Hammerhead Shark
Great Hammerhead Shark · reference · 4 m Lion · true length · 2.1 m 1.9× shorter than the great hammerhead shark
A male lion is about 2.1 m from nose to rump.
Beat these tomorrow
Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.