ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 30 · OCTOBER 3, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 3
The five Animals silhouettes for October 3, 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 30 ran from a guppy (3.5 cm) to a southern elephant seal (4.6 m). The widest gap was round 5, Guppy against Pink Salmon, at 18×; the closest call was round 4, Bull Shark against Sea Otter, only 1.7× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Ring-tailed Lemur (head and body) vs Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle · reference · 2.2 m Ring-tailed Lemur · true length · 42 cm 5.2× shorter than the bald eagle
A ring-tailed lemur's head and body measure about 42 cm, plus a striped tail that is longer still.
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ROUND 2
Southern Elephant Seal (adult bull, rear flippers included) vs Great Horned Owl (Perched)
Great Horned Owl · reference · 55 cm Southern Elephant Seal · true length · 4.6 m 8.4× longer than the great horned owl
Adult southern elephant seal bulls grow to between 4.6 m and 5.8 m long, rear flippers included; females average only 2.6 to 3 m.
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ROUND 3
Scarlet Macaw (bill to tail) vs Veiled Chameleon (adult male, snout to tail tip)
Veiled Chameleon · reference · 44 cm Scarlet Macaw · true length · 84 cm 1.9× longer than the veiled chameleon
A scarlet macaw is about 84 cm long, more than half of it pointed tail.
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ROUND 4
Bull Shark (adult male) vs Sea Otter
Sea Otter · reference · 1.3 m Bull Shark · true length · 2.25 m 1.7× longer than the sea otter
An adult male bull shark averages 2.25 m long; adult females are slightly larger, averaging 2.4 m.
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ROUND 5
Guppy (adult female) vs Pink Salmon (adult)
Pink Salmon · reference · 63.5 cm Guppy · true length · 3.5 cm 18× shorter than the pink salmon
A female guppy is about 3.5 cm long; the males are smaller and far brighter.
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