ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · JULY 16, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: July 16
The five Animals silhouettes for July 16, 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 megalodon (16 m). The widest gap was round 5, Rock Pigeon against White-tailed Deer, at 5.8×; the closest call was round 3, Human against Leatherback Sea Turtle, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Common Raven vs Sea Otter
Sea Otter · reference · 1.3 m Common Raven · true wingspan · 1.2 m 1.1× shorter than the sea otter
A raven's wings span about 1.2 m — twice a crow's.
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ROUND 2
Bottlenose Dolphin vs Megalodon
Megalodon · reference · 16 m Bottlenose Dolphin · true length · 2.8 m 5.7× shorter than the megalodon
A bottlenose dolphin is about 2.8 m long and can swim at 30 km/h.
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ROUND 3
Human (Average Adult) vs Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle · reference · 1.8 m Human · true height · 1.71 m 1.1× shorter than the leatherback sea turtle
The average adult human is about 1.71 m tall.
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ROUND 4
Hippopotamus vs Great White Shark
Great White Shark · reference · 4.5 m Hippopotamus · true length · 3.5 m 1.3× shorter than the great white shark
A hippo is about 3.5 m long and weighs as much as a small car.
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ROUND 5
Rock Pigeon vs White-tailed Deer (Buck)
White-tailed Deer · reference · 1.9 m Rock Pigeon · true length · 33 cm 5.8× shorter than the white-tailed deer
A city pigeon is about 33 cm long, beak to tail.
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.