ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 49 · OCTOBER 22, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 22
The five Animals silhouettes for October 22, 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 49 ran from a common frog (7 cm) to a brachiosaurus (22 m). The widest gap was round 2, Cheetah against European Mole, at 8.7×; the closest call was round 1, Common Raven against Emperor Penguin, only 1.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Common Raven vs Emperor Penguin
Emperor Penguin · reference · 1.2 m Common Raven · true wingspan · 1.2 m 1.0× wider than the emperor penguin
A raven's wings span about 1.2 m — twice a crow's.
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ROUND 2
Cheetah vs European Mole (adult)
European Mole · reference · 15 cm Cheetah · true length · 1.3 m 8.7× longer than the European mole
A cheetah's body is about 1.3 m long — and it covers that distance in a fiftieth of a second at full sprint.
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ROUND 3
Common Frog (adult, body) vs Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon · reference · 33 cm Common Frog · true length · 7 cm 4.7× shorter than the rock pigeon
An adult common frog's body is about 7 cm long; the species runs from 6 to 9 cm.
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ROUND 4
Brachiosaurus vs Fin Whale (adult male)
Fin Whale · reference · 21 m Brachiosaurus · true length · 22 m 1.0× longer than the fin whale
Brachiosaurus was about 22 m long and could raise its head 12 m — a four-storey building.
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ROUND 5
Bull Shark (adult male) vs Shonisaurus
Shonisaurus · reference · 13.5 m Bull Shark · true length · 2.25 m 6.0× shorter than the shonisaurus
An adult male bull shark averages 2.25 m long; adult females are slightly larger, averaging 2.4 m.
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