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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 5, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: August 5

The five Animals silhouettes for August 5, 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 monarch butterfly (10 cm) to a sperm whale (16 m). The widest gap was round 2, Monarch Butterfly against Velociraptor, at 20×; the closest call was round 5, Ostrich against Giant Pacific Octopus, only 1.7× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Sperm Whale (Male) vs Emu

    Emu · reference · 1.7 m
    Sperm Whale · true length · 16 m

    9.4× longer than the emu

    A bull sperm whale runs about 16 m, a third of that being head.

  2. ROUND 2

    Monarch Butterfly vs Velociraptor

    Velociraptor · reference · 2 m
    Monarch Butterfly · true wingspan · 10 cm

    20× shorter than the velociraptor

    A monarch butterfly's wingspan is about 10 cm.

  3. ROUND 3

    White Rhinoceros vs Golden Retriever

    Golden Retriever · reference · 1 m
    White Rhinoceros · true length · 3.7 m

    3.7× longer than the golden retriever

    A white rhino is about 3.7 m from nose to tail base.

  4. ROUND 4

    Giraffe (Male) vs Harbor Seal

    Harbor Seal · reference · 1.7 m
    Giraffe · true height · 5.5 m

    3.2× taller than the harbor seal

    A male giraffe stands about 5.5 m tall — it can look into a second-floor window.

  5. ROUND 5

    Ostrich vs Giant Pacific Octopus (Arm span)

    Giant Pacific Octopus · reference · 4.3 m
    Ostrich · true height · 2.5 m

    1.7× shorter than the giant Pacific octopus

    An ostrich stands about 2.5 m tall — the tallest living bird.

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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.

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