ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 57 · OCTOBER 30, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 30
The five Animals silhouettes for October 30, 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 57 ran from a common pill woodlouse (1.8 cm) to a gray whale (15.2 m). The widest gap was round 1, Great Hammerhead Shark against House Cat, at 8.7×; the closest call was round 4, Common Periwinkle against Common Pill Woodlouse, 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
Great Hammerhead Shark vs House Cat
House Cat · reference · 46 cm Great Hammerhead Shark · true length · 4 m 8.7× longer than the house cat
A great hammerhead is about 4 m long; the head alone can be a metre wide.
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ROUND 2
Eurasian Magpie (wingspan) vs Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Galápagos Giant Tortoise · reference · 1.3 m Eurasian Magpie · true wingspan · 52 cm 2.5× shorter than the Galápagos giant tortoise
A Eurasian magpie spans about 52 cm wingtip to wingtip, on a 44 cm body that is more than half tail.
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ROUND 3
Giant Manta Ray vs Gray Whale (adult)
Gray Whale · reference · 15.2 m Giant Manta Ray · true wingspan · 7 m 2.2× shorter than the gray whale
A giant manta ray spans about 7 m wingtip to wingtip.
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ROUND 4
Common Periwinkle (adult shell) vs Common Pill Woodlouse (adult)
Common Pill Woodlouse · reference · 1.8 cm Common Periwinkle · true length · 2.5 cm 1.4× longer than the common pill woodlouse
A common periwinkle's shell is about 2.5 cm long — the snail of every rock pool.
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ROUND 5
Axolotl (adult) vs Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon · reference · 33 cm Axolotl · true length · 23 cm 1.4× shorter than the rock pigeon
An axolotl is about 23 cm long, keeps its gills for life and regrows lost limbs.
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