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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 15, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: August 15

The five Animals silhouettes for August 15, 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 monarch butterfly (10 cm) to a brachiosaurus (22 m). The widest gap was round 4, Cheetah against Brachiosaurus, at 17×; the closest call was round 2, Bottlenose Dolphin against Hippopotamus, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Greater Flamingo vs Whale Shark

    Whale Shark · reference · 12 m
    Greater Flamingo · true height · 1.3 m

    9.2× shorter than the whale shark

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

  2. ROUND 2

    Bottlenose Dolphin vs Hippopotamus

    Hippopotamus · reference · 3.5 m
    Bottlenose Dolphin · true length · 2.8 m

    1.3× shorter than the hippopotamus

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

  3. ROUND 3

    Monarch Butterfly vs Emperor Penguin

    Emperor Penguin · reference · 1.2 m
    Monarch Butterfly · true wingspan · 10 cm

    12× shorter than the emperor penguin

    A monarch butterfly's wingspan is about 10 cm.

  4. ROUND 4

    Cheetah vs Brachiosaurus

    Brachiosaurus · reference · 22 m
    Cheetah · true length · 1.3 m

    17× shorter than the brachiosaurus

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

  5. ROUND 5

    Holstein Cow vs Harbor Seal

    Harbor Seal · reference · 1.7 m
    Holstein Cow · true length · 2.5 m

    1.5× longer than the harbor seal

    A Holstein cow is about 2.5 m long.

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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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