ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · JULY 30, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: July 30
The five Animals silhouettes for July 30, 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 gray wolf (1.2 m) to a brachiosaurus (22 m). The widest gap was round 4, Giant Pacific Octopus against Brachiosaurus, at 5.1×; the closest call was round 5, Cheetah against Sea Otter, only 1.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Lion (Male) vs Gray Wolf
Gray Wolf · reference · 1.2 m Lion · true length · 2.1 m 1.8× longer than the gray wolf
A male lion is about 2.1 m from nose to rump.
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ROUND 2
Greater Flamingo vs Saltwater Crocodile (Male)
Saltwater Crocodile · reference · 5 m Greater Flamingo · true height · 1.3 m 3.8× shorter than the saltwater crocodile
A greater flamingo stands about 1.3 m tall, pink from the shrimp it eats.
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ROUND 3
American Bison (Bull) vs Chimpanzee (arm span)
Chimpanzee · reference · 1.5 m American Bison · true length · 3 m 2.0× longer than the chimpanzee
A bison bull runs about 3 m long and can weigh a tonne — the heaviest land animal in the Americas.
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ROUND 4
Giant Pacific Octopus (Arm span) vs Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus · reference · 22 m Giant Pacific Octopus · true width · 4.3 m 5.1× shorter than the brachiosaurus
A giant Pacific octopus spans about 4.3 m arm-tip to arm-tip, yet can squeeze through a gap the size of its beak.
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ROUND 5
Cheetah vs Sea Otter
Sea Otter · reference · 1.3 m Cheetah · true length · 1.3 m 1.0× longer than the sea otter
A cheetah's body is about 1.3 m long — and it covers that distance in a fiftieth of a second at full sprint.
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.