ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 44 · OCTOBER 17, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 17
The five Animals silhouettes for October 17, 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 44 ran from a green spotted pufferfish (17 cm) to a basilosaurus (20 m). The widest gap was round 4, Green Spotted Pufferfish against Sea Otter, at 7.6×; the closest call was round 2, European Rabbit against European Hedgehog, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Orca vs Basilosaurus
Basilosaurus · reference · 20 m Orca · true length · 7 m 2.9× shorter than the basilosaurus
An orca is about 7 m long — a dolphin the size of a minibus.
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ROUND 2
European Rabbit vs European Hedgehog (large adult)
European Hedgehog · reference · 26 cm European Rabbit · true length · 40 cm 1.5× longer than the European hedgehog
A European rabbit is about 40 cm long.
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ROUND 3
Ostrich vs Koala (large adult, head to rump)
Koala · reference · 80 cm Ostrich · true height · 2.5 m 3.1× taller than the koala
An ostrich stands about 2.5 m tall — the tallest living bird.
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ROUND 4
Green Spotted Pufferfish (adult) vs Sea Otter
Sea Otter · reference · 1.3 m Green Spotted Pufferfish · true length · 17 cm 7.6× shorter than the sea otter
A green spotted pufferfish typically reaches about 15 cm, with reports of fish up to 17 cm long.
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ROUND 5
Red Kangaroo (Male) vs Eurasian Magpie (wingspan)
Eurasian Magpie · reference · 52 cm Red Kangaroo · true height · 1.6 m 3.1× taller than the Eurasian magpie
A male red kangaroo stands about 1.6 m tall.
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