ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · JULY 26, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: July 26
The five Animals silhouettes for July 26, 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 2, House Mouse against Moose, at 34×; the closest call was round 4, Velociraptor against Harbor Seal, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Humpback Whale vs Red Fox
Red Fox · reference · 70 cm Humpback Whale · true length · 14 m 20× longer than the red fox
A humpback whale is about 14 m long — half a blue whale, with flippers a third of its length.
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ROUND 2
House Mouse (Body) vs Moose (Bull)
Moose · reference · 2.7 m House Mouse · true length · 8 cm 34× shorter than the moose
A house mouse's body is about 8 cm long, with a tail as long again.
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ROUND 3
Horse (Thoroughbred) vs Whale Shark
Whale Shark · reference · 12 m Horse · true length · 2.4 m 5.0× shorter than the whale shark
A Thoroughbred is about 2.4 m long from nose to tail base.
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ROUND 4
Velociraptor vs Harbor Seal
Harbor Seal · reference · 1.7 m Velociraptor · true length · 2 m 1.2× longer than the harbor seal
A real Velociraptor was about 2 m long and turkey-sized at the hip — feathered, not the film version.
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ROUND 5
Great White Shark vs Wandering Albatross
Wandering Albatross · reference · 3.1 m Great White Shark · true length · 4.5 m 1.5× longer than the wandering albatross
A great white shark is typically 4.5 m long — about a family car.
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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.