ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 22 · SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: September 25
The five Animals silhouettes for September 25, 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 22 ran from a common periwinkle (2.5 cm) to an orca (7 m). The widest gap was round 5, Atlantic Horseshoe Crab against Orca, at 12×; the closest call was round 2, African Elephant against Holstein Cow, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Red Squirrel (head and body) vs Emperor Penguin
Emperor Penguin · reference · 1.2 m Red Squirrel · true length · 21 cm 5.7× shorter than the emperor penguin
A red squirrel's head and body measure about 21 cm, plus a tail nearly as long again.
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ROUND 2
African Elephant (Bull) vs Holstein Cow
Holstein Cow · reference · 2.5 m African Elephant · true height · 3.2 m 1.3× taller than the Holstein cow
A bull African elephant stands about 3.2 m at the shoulder.
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ROUND 3
Common Periwinkle (adult shell) vs Etruscan Shrew (body, tail excluded)
Etruscan Shrew · reference · 4 cm Common Periwinkle · true length · 2.5 cm 1.6× shorter than the Etruscan shrew
A common periwinkle's shell is about 2.5 cm long — the snail of every rock pool.
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ROUND 4
Big-belly Seahorse (adult) vs Moose (Bull)
Moose · reference · 2.7 m Big-belly Seahorse · true height · 35 cm 7.7× shorter than the moose
A big-belly seahorse stands about 35 cm tall — one of the largest seahorses, and the male carries the young.
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ROUND 5
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (adult female, with tail spine) vs Orca
Orca · reference · 7 m Atlantic Horseshoe Crab · true length · 60 cm 12× shorter than the orca
A female horseshoe crab reaches about 60 cm including the tail spine, and its blue blood screens vaccines.
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