ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 42 · OCTOBER 15, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 15
The five Animals silhouettes for October 15, 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 42 ran from a clownfish (11 cm) to an elasmosaurus (10.3 m). The widest gap was round 1, Saltwater Crocodile against Great Horned Owl, at 9.1×; the closest call was round 5, European Mole against Clownfish, 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
Saltwater Crocodile (Male) vs Great Horned Owl (Perched)
Great Horned Owl · reference · 55 cm Saltwater Crocodile · true length · 5 m 9.1× longer than the great horned owl
A big male saltwater crocodile is about 5 m long.
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ROUND 2
Grizzly Bear vs Elasmosaurus
Elasmosaurus · reference · 10.3 m Grizzly Bear · true length · 2 m 5.2× shorter than the elasmosaurus
A grizzly bear is about 2 m long on all fours.
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ROUND 3
Tarsier vs Red Fox
Red Fox · reference · 70 cm Tarsier · true height · 28 cm 2.5× shorter than the red fox
A tarsier's body is about 28 cm tall, with eyes each as big as its brain.
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ROUND 4
Chimpanzee (arm span) vs Giant Manta Ray
Giant Manta Ray · reference · 7 m Chimpanzee · true length · 1.5 m 4.7× shorter than the giant manta ray
A chimpanzee's outstretched arms span about 1.5 m — wider than it is tall.
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ROUND 5
European Mole (adult) vs Clownfish (adult)
Clownfish · reference · 11 cm European Mole · true length · 15 cm 1.4× longer than the clownfish
A European mole is about 15 cm long — a hand-sized digger that almost never surfaces.
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