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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 13, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: August 13

The five Animals silhouettes for August 13, 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 rock pigeon (33 cm) to a brachiosaurus (22 m). The widest gap was round 4, Harbor Seal against Brachiosaurus, at 13×; the closest call was round 3, Cheetah against Human, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Galápagos Giant Tortoise vs Horse (Thoroughbred)

    Horse · reference · 2.4 m
    Galápagos Giant Tortoise · true length · 1.3 m

    1.8× shorter than the horse

    A Galápagos tortoise shell is about 1.3 m long, and the animal can live past 150.

  2. ROUND 2

    Rock Pigeon vs Wandering Albatross

    Wandering Albatross · reference · 3.1 m
    Rock Pigeon · true length · 33 cm

    9.4× shorter than the wandering albatross

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

  3. ROUND 3

    Cheetah vs Human (Average Adult)

    Human · reference · 1.71 m
    Cheetah · true length · 1.3 m

    1.3× shorter than the human

    A cheetah's body is about 1.3 m long — and it covers that distance in a fiftieth of a second at full sprint.

  4. ROUND 4

    Harbor Seal vs Brachiosaurus

    Brachiosaurus · reference · 22 m
    Harbor Seal · true length · 1.7 m

    13× shorter than the brachiosaurus

    A harbor seal is about 1.7 m long — the same as an average adult human.

  5. ROUND 5

    Greater Flamingo vs Polar Bear (Male)

    Polar Bear · reference · 2.4 m
    Greater Flamingo · true height · 1.3 m

    1.8× shorter than the polar bear

    A greater flamingo stands about 1.3 m tall, pink from the shrimp it eats.

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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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