ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 56 · OCTOBER 29, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 29
The five Animals silhouettes for October 29, 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 56 ran from a veiled chameleon (44 cm) to a fin whale (21 m). The widest gap was round 5, American Bison against Fin Whale, at 7.0×; the closest call was round 4, Giant Squid against Sperm Whale, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (adult female, with tail spine) vs Gray Wolf
Gray Wolf · reference · 1.2 m Atlantic Horseshoe Crab · true length · 60 cm 2.0× shorter than the gray wolf
A female horseshoe crab reaches about 60 cm including the tail spine, and its blue blood screens vaccines.
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ROUND 2
Humpback Whale vs Southern Elephant Seal (adult bull, rear flippers included)
Southern Elephant Seal · reference · 4.6 m Humpback Whale · true length · 14 m 3.0× longer than the southern elephant seal
A humpback whale is about 14 m long — half a blue whale, with flippers a third of its length.
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ROUND 3
Veiled Chameleon (adult male, snout to tail tip) vs Great Barracuda (large adult)
Great Barracuda · reference · 1.524 m Veiled Chameleon · true length · 44 cm 3.5× shorter than the great barracuda
A male veiled chameleon is about 44 cm from snout to tail tip, and its eyes swivel independently.
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ROUND 4
Giant Squid vs Sperm Whale (Male)
Sperm Whale · reference · 16 m Giant Squid · true length · 12 m 1.3× shorter than the sperm whale
A giant squid stretches about 12 m from mantle to tentacle tip.
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ROUND 5
American Bison (Bull) vs Fin Whale (adult male)
Fin Whale · reference · 21 m American Bison · true length · 3 m 7.0× shorter than the fin whale
A bison bull runs about 3 m long and can weigh a tonne — the heaviest land animal in the Americas.
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