ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · JULY 23, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: July 23
The five Animals silhouettes for July 23, 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 capybara (1.2 m) to a blue whale (27 m). The widest gap was round 3, Blue Whale against Wandering Albatross, at 8.7×; the closest call was round 5, Walrus against Bald Eagle, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Velociraptor vs Orca
Orca · reference · 7 m Velociraptor · true length · 2 m 3.5× shorter than the orca
A real Velociraptor was about 2 m long and turkey-sized at the hip — feathered, not the film version.
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ROUND 2
Megalodon vs Holstein Cow
Holstein Cow · reference · 2.5 m Megalodon · true length · 16 m 6.4× longer than the Holstein cow
Megalodon reached about 16 m — more than three great whites end to end.
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ROUND 3
Blue Whale (Average Adult) vs Wandering Albatross
Wandering Albatross · reference · 3.1 m Blue Whale · true length · 27 m 8.7× longer than the wandering albatross
An adult blue whale reaches about 27 m — longer than two school buses.
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ROUND 4
Giant Manta Ray vs Capybara
Capybara · reference · 1.2 m Giant Manta Ray · true wingspan · 7 m 5.8× wider than the capybara
A giant manta ray spans about 7 m wingtip to wingtip.
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ROUND 5
Walrus (Bull) vs Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle · reference · 2.2 m Walrus · true length · 3.2 m 1.5× longer than the bald eagle
A bull walrus is about 3.2 m long, with tusks up to a metre.
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.