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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · PRE-LAUNCH · SEPTEMBER 3, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: September 3

The five Animals silhouettes for September 3, 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, House Mouse against Bottlenose Dolphin, at 35×; the closest call was round 1, Bald Eagle against Plains Zebra, only 1.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Bald Eagle vs Plains Zebra

    Plains Zebra · reference · 2.3 m
    Bald Eagle · true wingspan · 2.2 m

    1.0× shorter than the plains zebra

    A bald eagle's wingspan is about 2.2 m.

  2. ROUND 2

    Giant Squid vs Blue Whale (Average Adult)

    Blue Whale · reference · 27 m
    Giant Squid · true length · 12 m

    2.3× shorter than the blue whale

    A giant squid stretches about 12 m from mantle to tentacle tip.

  3. ROUND 3

    House Mouse (Body) vs Bottlenose Dolphin

    Bottlenose Dolphin · reference · 2.8 m
    House Mouse · true length · 8 cm

    35× shorter than the bottlenose dolphin

    A house mouse's body is about 8 cm long, with a tail as long again.

  4. ROUND 4

    Humpback Whale vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

    Leatherback Sea Turtle · reference · 1.8 m
    Humpback Whale · true length · 14 m

    7.8× longer than the leatherback sea turtle

    A humpback whale is about 14 m long — half a blue whale, with flippers a third of its length.

  5. ROUND 5

    Monarch Butterfly vs Gray Wolf

    Gray Wolf · reference · 1.2 m
    Monarch Butterfly · true wingspan · 10 cm

    12× shorter than the gray wolf

    A monarch butterfly's wingspan is about 10 cm.

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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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