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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 5 · SEPTEMBER 8, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: September 8

The five Animals silhouettes for September 8, 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 5 ran from a capybara (1.2 m) to a tyrannosaurus rex (12 m). The widest gap was round 3, Wandering Albatross against Tyrannosaurus rex, at 3.9×; the closest call was round 1, Great White Shark against Bengal Tiger, only 1.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Great White Shark vs Bengal Tiger (Male)

    Bengal Tiger · reference · 2.8 m
    Great White Shark · true length · 4.5 m

    1.6× longer than the Bengal tiger

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

  2. ROUND 2

    Emu vs Saltwater Crocodile (Male)

    Saltwater Crocodile · reference · 5 m
    Emu · true height · 1.7 m

    2.9× shorter than the saltwater crocodile

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

  3. ROUND 3

    Wandering Albatross vs Tyrannosaurus rex

    Tyrannosaurus rex · reference · 12 m
    Wandering Albatross · true wingspan · 3.1 m

    3.9× shorter than the tyrannosaurus rex

    The wandering albatross has the widest wingspan of any bird: about 3.1 m.

  4. ROUND 4

    Giraffe (Male) vs Lion (Male)

    Lion · reference · 2.1 m
    Giraffe · true height · 5.5 m

    2.6× taller than the lion

    A male giraffe stands about 5.5 m tall — it can look into a second-floor window.

  5. ROUND 5

    Capybara vs Horse (Thoroughbred)

    Horse · reference · 2.4 m
    Capybara · true length · 1.2 m

    2.0× shorter than the horse

    A capybara is about 1.2 m long — the largest rodent alive.

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