ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 26 · SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: September 29
The five Animals silhouettes for September 29, 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 26 ran from a peacock spider (5 mm) to a bowhead whale (18 m). The widest gap was round 5, Great Barracuda against Bowhead Whale, at 12×; the closest call was round 3, Peacock Spider against Common Periwinkle, only 5.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Great Horned Owl (Perched) vs Andean Condor (wingspan)
Andean Condor · reference · 2.83 m Great Horned Owl · true height · 55 cm 5.1× shorter than the Andean condor
A great horned owl stands about 55 cm tall perched, with a 1.2 m wingspan and almost silent flight.
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ROUND 2
Whale Shark vs Bull Shark (adult male)
Bull Shark · reference · 2.25 m Whale Shark · true length · 12 m 5.3× longer than the bull shark
The whale shark, the largest fish, averages about 12 m.
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ROUND 3
Peacock Spider (adult) vs Common Periwinkle (adult shell)
Common Periwinkle · reference · 2.5 cm Peacock Spider · true length · 5 mm 5.0× shorter than the common periwinkle
A peacock spider is about 5 mm long — the size of a grain of rice, and it dances to court.
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ROUND 4
Veiled Chameleon (adult male, snout to tail tip) vs House Mouse (Body)
House Mouse · reference · 8 cm Veiled Chameleon · true length · 44 cm 5.5× longer than the house mouse
A male veiled chameleon is about 44 cm from snout to tail tip, and its eyes swivel independently.
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ROUND 5
Great Barracuda (large adult) vs Bowhead Whale (adult female)
Bowhead Whale · reference · 18 m Great Barracuda · true length · 1.524 m 12× shorter than the bowhead whale
A great barracuda can grow to over 1.52 m (5 ft) long; the hook-and-line record is 1.7 m.
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