ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 2, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: August 2
The five Animals silhouettes for August 2, 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 brachiosaurus (22 m). The widest gap was round 5, Sperm Whale against Sea Otter, at 12×; the closest call was round 4, Horse against Walrus, 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
Tarsier vs African Elephant (Bull)
African Elephant · reference · 3.2 m Tarsier · true height · 28 cm 11× shorter than the African elephant
A tarsier's body is about 28 cm tall, with eyes each as big as its brain.
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ROUND 2
Cheetah vs Orca
Orca · reference · 7 m Cheetah · true length · 1.3 m 5.4× shorter than the orca
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 3
Komodo Dragon vs Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus · reference · 22 m Komodo Dragon · true length · 3 m 7.3× shorter than the brachiosaurus
A Komodo dragon is about 3 m long — the largest living lizard.
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ROUND 4
Horse (Thoroughbred) vs Walrus (Bull)
Walrus · reference · 3.2 m Horse · true length · 2.4 m 1.3× shorter than the walrus
A Thoroughbred is about 2.4 m long from nose to tail base.
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ROUND 5
Sperm Whale (Male) vs Sea Otter
Sea Otter · reference · 1.3 m Sperm Whale · true length · 16 m 12× longer than the sea otter
A bull sperm whale runs about 16 m, a third of that being head.
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.