ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 48 · OCTOBER 21, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 21
The five Animals silhouettes for October 21, 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 48 ran from a house cat (46 cm) to an elasmosaurus (10.3 m). The widest gap was round 4, Giant Manta Ray against Koala, at 8.8×; the closest call was round 2, Alpine Ibex against Red Kangaroo, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Bottlenose Dolphin vs Orca
Orca · reference · 7 m Bottlenose Dolphin · true length · 2.8 m 2.5× shorter than the orca
A bottlenose dolphin is about 2.8 m long and can swim at 30 km/h.
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ROUND 2
Alpine Ibex (adult, body length) vs Red Kangaroo (Male)
Red Kangaroo · reference · 1.6 m Alpine Ibex · true length · 1.4 m 1.1× shorter than the red kangaroo
An Alpine ibex is about 1.3 to 1.4 m long; males stand 65 to 105 cm at the shoulder.
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ROUND 3
Great White Shark vs Elasmosaurus
Elasmosaurus · reference · 10.3 m Great White Shark · true length · 4.5 m 2.3× shorter than the elasmosaurus
A great white shark is typically 4.5 m long — about a family car.
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ROUND 4
Giant Manta Ray vs Koala (large adult, head to rump)
Koala · reference · 80 cm Giant Manta Ray · true wingspan · 7 m 8.8× wider than the koala
A giant manta ray spans about 7 m wingtip to wingtip.
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ROUND 5
Holstein Cow vs House Cat
House Cat · reference · 46 cm Holstein Cow · true length · 2.5 m 5.4× longer than the house cat
A Holstein cow is about 2.5 m long.
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