ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · JULY 17, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: July 17
The five Animals silhouettes for July 17, 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 house mouse (8 cm) to a humpback whale (14 m). The widest gap was round 1, Cheetah against House Mouse, at 16×; the closest call was round 3, Golden Retriever against Velociraptor, only 2.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Cheetah vs House Mouse (Body)
House Mouse · reference · 8 cm Cheetah · true length · 1.3 m 16× longer than the house mouse
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 2
Greater Flamingo vs Humpback Whale
Humpback Whale · reference · 14 m Greater Flamingo · true height · 1.3 m 11× shorter than the humpback whale
A greater flamingo stands about 1.3 m tall, pink from the shrimp it eats.
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ROUND 3
Golden Retriever vs Velociraptor
Velociraptor · reference · 2 m Golden Retriever · true length · 1 m 2.0× shorter than the velociraptor
A golden retriever is about 1 m from nose to tail base.
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ROUND 4
Great Horned Owl (Perched) vs Horse (Thoroughbred)
Horse · reference · 2.4 m Great Horned Owl · true height · 55 cm 4.4× shorter than the horse
A great horned owl stands about 55 cm tall perched, with a 1.2 m wingspan and almost silent flight.
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ROUND 5
African Elephant (Bull) vs Red Kangaroo (Male)
Red Kangaroo · reference · 1.6 m African Elephant · true height · 3.2 m 2.0× taller than the red kangaroo
A bull African elephant stands about 3.2 m at the shoulder.
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.