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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 7, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: August 7

The five Animals silhouettes for August 7, 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 red fox (70 cm) to a megalodon (16 m). The widest gap was round 2, Giant Pacific Octopus against Megalodon, at 3.7×; the closest call was round 5, Common Raven against Gray Wolf, only 1.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Red Fox vs Sea Otter

    Sea Otter · reference · 1.3 m
    Red Fox · true length · 70 cm

    1.9× shorter than the sea otter

    A red fox's body is about 70 cm long, plus a tail nearly as long again.

  2. ROUND 2

    Giant Pacific Octopus (Arm span) vs Megalodon

    Megalodon · reference · 16 m
    Giant Pacific Octopus · true width · 4.3 m

    3.7× shorter than the megalodon

    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.

  3. ROUND 3

    Bottlenose Dolphin vs Komodo Dragon

    Komodo Dragon · reference · 3 m
    Bottlenose Dolphin · true length · 2.8 m

    1.1× shorter than the Komodo dragon

    A bottlenose dolphin is about 2.8 m long and can swim at 30 km/h.

  4. ROUND 4

    Bald Eagle vs Ostrich

    Ostrich · reference · 2.5 m
    Bald Eagle · true wingspan · 2.2 m

    1.1× shorter than the ostrich

    A bald eagle's wingspan is about 2.2 m.

  5. ROUND 5

    Common Raven vs Gray Wolf

    Gray Wolf · reference · 1.2 m
    Common Raven · true wingspan · 1.2 m

    1.0× wider than the gray wolf

    A raven's wings span about 1.2 m — twice a crow's.

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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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