ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 28 · OCTOBER 1, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 1
The five Animals silhouettes for October 1, 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 28 ran from an axolotl (23 cm) to a basilosaurus (20 m). The widest gap was round 4, Basilosaurus against Velociraptor, at 10×; the closest call was round 2, Nine-banded Armadillo against Dodo, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Common Noctule Bat (wingspan) vs Axolotl (adult)
Axolotl · reference · 23 cm Common Noctule Bat · true wingspan · 37 cm 1.6× wider than the axolotl
A common noctule spans about 37 cm wingtip to wingtip but weighs only about 30 grams.
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ROUND 2
Nine-banded Armadillo (head and body) vs Dodo (standing height, from subfossil remains)
Dodo · reference · 62.6 cm Nine-banded Armadillo · true length · 58 cm 1.1× shorter than the dodo
A nine-banded armadillo's head and body measure about 58 cm, before a tail nearly as long.
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ROUND 3
Green Anaconda vs Emu
Emu · reference · 1.7 m Green Anaconda · true length · 6 m 3.5× longer than the emu
A green anaconda can reach about 6 m.
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ROUND 4
Basilosaurus vs Velociraptor
Velociraptor · reference · 2 m Basilosaurus · true length · 20 m 10× longer than the velociraptor
Basilosaurus measured about 20 m — an early whale built like a sea serpent.
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ROUND 5
Giant Pacific Octopus (Arm span) vs White-tailed Deer (Buck)
White-tailed Deer · reference · 1.9 m Giant Pacific Octopus · true width · 4.3 m 2.3× wider than the white-tailed deer
A giant Pacific octopus spans about 4.3 m arm-tip to arm-tip, yet can squeeze through a gap the size of its beak.
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