ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · JULY 27, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: July 27
The five Animals silhouettes for July 27, 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 tarsier (28 cm) to a megalodon (16 m). The widest gap was round 3, Megalodon against Grizzly Bear, at 8.0×; the closest call was round 4, Lion against Red Kangaroo, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Greater Flamingo vs Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle · reference · 2.2 m Greater Flamingo · true height · 1.3 m 1.7× shorter than the bald eagle
A greater flamingo stands about 1.3 m tall, pink from the shrimp it eats.
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ROUND 2
European Rabbit vs Emu
Emu · reference · 1.7 m European Rabbit · true length · 40 cm 4.3× shorter than the emu
A European rabbit is about 40 cm long.
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ROUND 3
Megalodon vs Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear · reference · 2 m Megalodon · true length · 16 m 8.0× longer than the grizzly bear
Megalodon reached about 16 m — more than three great whites end to end.
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ROUND 4
Lion (Male) vs Red Kangaroo (Male)
Red Kangaroo · reference · 1.6 m Lion · true length · 2.1 m 1.3× longer than the red kangaroo
A male lion is about 2.1 m from nose to rump.
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ROUND 5
Tarsier vs White-tailed Deer (Buck)
White-tailed Deer · reference · 1.9 m Tarsier · true height · 28 cm 6.8× shorter than the white-tailed deer
A tarsier's body is about 28 cm tall, with eyes each as big as its brain.
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.