ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 19 · SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: September 22
The five Animals silhouettes for September 22, 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 19 ran from a common house gecko (12 cm) to a shonisaurus (13.5 m). The widest gap was round 2, Atlantic Puffin against Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, at 8.5×; the closest call was round 3, Common House Gecko against Moon Jellyfish, only 2.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Red Fox vs Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle · reference · 1.8 m Red Fox · true length · 70 cm 2.6× shorter than the leatherback sea turtle
A red fox's body is about 70 cm long, plus a tail nearly as long again.
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ROUND 2
Atlantic Puffin (bill to tail) vs Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (large adult)
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna · reference · 2.55 m Atlantic Puffin · true length · 30 cm 8.5× shorter than the Atlantic bluefin tuna
An Atlantic puffin is about 30 cm from bill tip to tail, but stands only 20 cm high.
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ROUND 3
Common House Gecko (adult, with tail) vs Moon Jellyfish (bell)
Moon Jellyfish · reference · 29 cm Common House Gecko · true length · 12 cm 2.4× shorter than the moon jellyfish
A common house gecko is about 12 cm long with its tail — the lizard on the ceiling.
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ROUND 4
Eurasian Magpie (wingspan) vs Great Barracuda (large adult)
Great Barracuda · reference · 1.524 m Eurasian Magpie · true wingspan · 52 cm 2.9× shorter than the great barracuda
A Eurasian magpie spans about 52 cm wingtip to wingtip, on a 44 cm body that is more than half tail.
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ROUND 5
Shonisaurus vs American Bison (Bull)
American Bison · reference · 3 m Shonisaurus · true length · 13.5 m 4.5× longer than the American bison
Shonisaurus was about 13.5 m long — a Triassic ichthyosaur the size of a small whale.
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