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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 11 · SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: September 14

The five Animals silhouettes for September 14, 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 11 ran from a tarsier (28 cm) to a megalodon (16 m). The widest gap was round 5, Tarsier against Plains Zebra, at 8.2×; the closest call was round 2, Greater Flamingo against Golden Retriever, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Giraffe (Male) vs Wandering Albatross

    Wandering Albatross · reference · 3.1 m
    Giraffe · true height · 5.5 m

    1.8× taller than the wandering albatross

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

  2. ROUND 2

    Greater Flamingo vs Golden Retriever

    Golden Retriever · reference · 1 m
    Greater Flamingo · true height · 1.3 m

    1.3× taller than the golden retriever

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

  3. ROUND 3

    Moose (Bull) vs Megalodon

    Megalodon · reference · 16 m
    Moose · true length · 2.7 m

    5.9× shorter than the megalodon

    A bull moose is about 2.7 m long — and stands 2.1 m at the shoulder.

  4. ROUND 4

    Emperor Penguin vs White Rhinoceros

    White Rhinoceros · reference · 3.7 m
    Emperor Penguin · true height · 1.2 m

    3.1× shorter than the white rhinoceros

    An emperor penguin stands about 1.2 m tall.

  5. ROUND 5

    Tarsier vs Plains Zebra

    Plains Zebra · reference · 2.3 m
    Tarsier · true height · 28 cm

    8.2× shorter than the plains zebra

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

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