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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 10, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: August 10

The five Animals silhouettes for August 10, 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 sparrow (16 cm) to a megalodon (16 m). The widest gap was round 3, House Sparrow against Leatherback Sea Turtle, at 11×; the closest call was round 5, Ostrich against Great Hammerhead Shark, only 1.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Komodo Dragon vs Megalodon

    Megalodon · reference · 16 m
    Komodo Dragon · true length · 3 m

    5.3× shorter than the megalodon

    A Komodo dragon is about 3 m long — the largest living lizard.

  2. ROUND 2

    American Bison (Bull) vs Humpback Whale

    Humpback Whale · reference · 14 m
    American Bison · true length · 3 m

    4.7× shorter than the humpback whale

    A bison bull runs about 3 m long and can weigh a tonne — the heaviest land animal in the Americas.

  3. ROUND 3

    House Sparrow vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

    Leatherback Sea Turtle · reference · 1.8 m
    House Sparrow · true length · 16 cm

    11× shorter than the leatherback sea turtle

    A house sparrow is about 16 cm long — the length of a pencil.

  4. ROUND 4

    White Rhinoceros vs Tyrannosaurus rex

    Tyrannosaurus rex · reference · 12 m
    White Rhinoceros · true length · 3.7 m

    3.2× shorter than the tyrannosaurus rex

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

  5. ROUND 5

    Ostrich vs Great Hammerhead Shark

    Great Hammerhead Shark · reference · 4 m
    Ostrich · true height · 2.5 m

    1.6× shorter than the great hammerhead shark

    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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