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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 4 · SEPTEMBER 7, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: September 7

The five Animals silhouettes for September 7, 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.

Day 4 ran from a tarsier (28 cm) to a white rhinoceros (3.7 m). The widest gap was round 1, Tarsier against White Rhinoceros, at 13×; the closest call was round 4, Gorilla against Chimpanzee, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Tarsier vs White Rhinoceros

    White Rhinoceros · reference · 3.7 m
    Tarsier · true height · 28 cm

    13× shorter than the white rhinoceros

    A tarsier's body is about 28 cm tall, with eyes each as big as its brain.

  2. ROUND 2

    Leatherback Sea Turtle vs Emperor Penguin

    Emperor Penguin · reference · 1.2 m
    Leatherback Sea Turtle · true length · 1.8 m

    1.5× longer than the emperor penguin

    A leatherback's shell is about 1.8 m long — the largest turtle alive, and it dives a kilometre deep.

  3. ROUND 3

    European Rabbit vs Walrus (Bull)

    Walrus · reference · 3.2 m
    European Rabbit · true length · 40 cm

    8.0× shorter than the walrus

    A European rabbit is about 40 cm long.

  4. ROUND 4

    Gorilla (Silverback) vs Chimpanzee (arm span)

    Chimpanzee · reference · 1.5 m
    Gorilla · true height · 1.7 m

    1.1× taller than the chimpanzee

    A silverback gorilla stands about 1.7 m upright — but 1.3 m at the shoulder on all fours.

  5. ROUND 5

    Harbor Seal vs Gray Wolf

    Gray Wolf · reference · 1.2 m
    Harbor Seal · true length · 1.7 m

    1.4× longer than the gray wolf

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

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