ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 40 · OCTOBER 13, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 13
The five Animals silhouettes for October 13, 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 40 ran from a common raven (1.2 m) to a southern elephant seal (4.6 m). The widest gap was round 4, Emu against Southern Elephant Seal, at 2.7×; the closest call was round 2, Hippopotamus against Andean Condor, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Walrus (Bull) vs Smilodon (Smilodon fatalis, body length)
Smilodon · reference · 1.75 m Walrus · true length · 3.2 m 1.8× longer than the smilodon
A bull walrus is about 3.2 m long, with tusks up to a metre.
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ROUND 2
Hippopotamus vs Andean Condor (wingspan)
Andean Condor · reference · 2.83 m Hippopotamus · true length · 3.5 m 1.2× longer than the Andean condor
A hippo is about 3.5 m long and weighs as much as a small car.
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ROUND 3
Common Raven vs Holstein Cow
Holstein Cow · reference · 2.5 m Common Raven · true wingspan · 1.2 m 2.1× shorter than the Holstein cow
A raven's wings span about 1.2 m — twice a crow's.
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ROUND 4
Emu vs Southern Elephant Seal (adult bull, rear flippers included)
Southern Elephant Seal · reference · 4.6 m Emu · true height · 1.7 m 2.7× shorter than the southern elephant seal
An emu stands about 1.7 m tall — eye to eye with an adult human.
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ROUND 5
Sea Otter vs African Elephant (Bull)
African Elephant · reference · 3.2 m Sea Otter · true length · 1.3 m 2.5× shorter than the African elephant
A sea otter is about 1.3 m long and has the densest fur of any animal — up to a million hairs per square inch.
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