ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 38 · OCTOBER 11, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 11
The five Animals silhouettes for October 11, 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 38 ran from a freshwater shrimp (1.5 cm) to a giant squid (12 m). The widest gap was round 5, Freshwater Shrimp against Raccoon, at 45×; the closest call was round 1, Red Fox against Common Noctule Bat, only 1.9× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Red Fox vs Common Noctule Bat (wingspan)
Common Noctule Bat · reference · 37 cm Red Fox · true length · 70 cm 1.9× longer than the common noctule bat
A red fox's body is about 70 cm long, plus a tail nearly as long again.
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ROUND 2
Moon Jellyfish (bell) vs Great Horned Owl (Perched)
Great Horned Owl · reference · 55 cm Moon Jellyfish · true diameter · 29 cm 1.9× shorter than the great horned owl
A moon jellyfish's bell is about 29 cm across — the species usually runs 25 to 40 cm — and it is almost entirely water.
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ROUND 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird vs European Rabbit
European Rabbit · reference · 40 cm Ruby-throated Hummingbird · true length · 9 cm 4.4× shorter than the European rabbit
A ruby-throated hummingbird is about 9 cm long.
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ROUND 4
White Rhinoceros vs Giant Squid
Giant Squid · reference · 12 m White Rhinoceros · true length · 3.7 m 3.2× shorter than the giant squid
A white rhino is about 3.7 m from nose to tail base.
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ROUND 5
Freshwater Shrimp (adult) vs Raccoon (head to hindquarters)
Raccoon · reference · 68 cm Freshwater Shrimp · true length · 1.5 cm 45× shorter than the raccoon
A freshwater shrimp is about 15 mm long and swims on its side in clean streams.
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