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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 12, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: August 12

The five Animals silhouettes for August 12, 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 chimpanzee (1.5 m) to a tyrannosaurus rex (12 m). The widest gap was round 5, Emu against Tyrannosaurus rex, at 7.1×; the closest call was round 1, Great White Shark against Great Hammerhead Shark, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Great White Shark vs Great Hammerhead Shark

    Great Hammerhead Shark · reference · 4 m
    Great White Shark · true length · 4.5 m

    1.1× longer than the great hammerhead shark

    A great white shark is typically 4.5 m long — about a family car.

  2. ROUND 2

    White-tailed Deer (Buck) vs American Bison (Bull)

    American Bison · reference · 3 m
    White-tailed Deer · true length · 1.9 m

    1.6× shorter than the American bison

    A white-tailed buck is about 1.9 m long — the most common large animal in North America.

  3. ROUND 3

    Grizzly Bear vs Chimpanzee (arm span)

    Chimpanzee · reference · 1.5 m
    Grizzly Bear · true length · 2 m

    1.3× longer than the chimpanzee

    A grizzly bear is about 2 m long on all fours.

  4. ROUND 4

    Bottlenose Dolphin vs Giant Manta Ray

    Giant Manta Ray · reference · 7 m
    Bottlenose Dolphin · true length · 2.8 m

    2.5× shorter than the giant manta ray

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

  5. ROUND 5

    Emu vs Tyrannosaurus rex

    Tyrannosaurus rex · reference · 12 m
    Emu · true height · 1.7 m

    7.1× shorter than the tyrannosaurus rex

    An emu stands about 1.7 m tall — eye to eye with an adult human.

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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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