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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 8, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: August 8

The five Animals silhouettes for August 8, 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 house mouse (8 cm) to a blue whale (27 m). The widest gap was round 3, Walrus against House Mouse, at 40×; the closest call was round 1, Red Kangaroo against Emperor Penguin, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Red Kangaroo (Male) vs Emperor Penguin

    Emperor Penguin · reference · 1.2 m
    Red Kangaroo · true height · 1.6 m

    1.3× taller than the emperor penguin

    A male red kangaroo stands about 1.6 m tall.

  2. ROUND 2

    Rock Pigeon vs Emu

    Emu · reference · 1.7 m
    Rock Pigeon · true length · 33 cm

    5.2× shorter than the emu

    A city pigeon is about 33 cm long, beak to tail.

  3. ROUND 3

    Walrus (Bull) vs House Mouse (Body)

    House Mouse · reference · 8 cm
    Walrus · true length · 3.2 m

    40× longer than the house mouse

    A bull walrus is about 3.2 m long, with tusks up to a metre.

  4. ROUND 4

    Human (Average Adult) vs Saltwater Crocodile (Male)

    Saltwater Crocodile · reference · 5 m
    Human · true height · 1.71 m

    2.9× shorter than the saltwater crocodile

    The average adult human is about 1.71 m tall.

  5. ROUND 5

    Blue Whale (Average Adult) vs Giant Manta Ray

    Giant Manta Ray · reference · 7 m
    Blue Whale · true length · 27 m

    3.9× longer than the giant manta ray

    An adult blue whale reaches about 27 m — longer than two school buses.

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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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