ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 27 · SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: September 30
The five Animals silhouettes for September 30, 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 27 ran from a house cat (46 cm) to a Holstein cow (2.5 m). The widest gap was round 4, Toco Toucan against Polar Bear, at 4.3×; the closest call was round 2, Leatherback Sea Turtle against Holstein Cow, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Platypus (adult male) vs Gorilla (Silverback)
Gorilla · reference · 1.7 m Platypus · true length · 50 cm 3.4× shorter than the gorilla
A male platypus averages about 50 cm long — a venomous, egg-laying mammal.
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ROUND 2
Leatherback Sea Turtle vs Holstein Cow
Holstein Cow · reference · 2.5 m Leatherback Sea Turtle · true length · 1.8 m 1.4× shorter than the Holstein cow
A leatherback's shell is about 1.8 m long — the largest turtle alive, and it dives a kilometre deep.
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ROUND 3
House Cat vs Harbor Seal
Harbor Seal · reference · 1.7 m House Cat · true length · 46 cm 3.7× shorter than the harbor seal
A house cat is about 46 cm long without the tail.
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ROUND 4
Toco Toucan (bill to tail) vs Polar Bear (Male)
Polar Bear · reference · 2.4 m Toco Toucan · true length · 56 cm 4.3× shorter than the polar bear
A toco toucan averages about 56 cm long, a third of that being bill.
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ROUND 5
Wolverine (large adult, tail excluded) vs Ostrich
Ostrich · reference · 2.5 m Wolverine · true length · 95 cm 2.6× shorter than the ostrich
A large wolverine's body is about 95 cm long without the tail; the species runs 65 to 109 cm — the largest land member of the weasel family.
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