DAILY NO. 36 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five animals Size It Up comparisons with the measured size of each object, its reference and a source you can check. The puzzle is still live, so every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Haven't played yet? Play today's puzzle first.
The October 27, 2026 puzzle ran from a domestic cat at 46 cm to an African elephant at 6.5 m — about 14× apart, drawing on animals. The pair furthest apart was round 5: a golden retriever is 2× as big as a domestic cat.
Answer: African Elephant — 6.5 m. An African elephant measures 6.5 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
A large bull elephant can stretch about 6.5 metres from trunk to tail.
Common miss: players tend to compress an African elephant when it sits beside an American pickup truck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Dairy Cow — 2.4 m. A dairy cow measures 2.4 m (length / span), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a queen bed at 2 m.
A full-grown dairy cow can be roughly 2.4 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a dairy cow when it sits beside a queen bed — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Grizzly Bear — 2 m. A grizzly bear measures 2 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a road bicycle at 1.8 m.
A grizzly can measure about two metres from nose to rump.
Common miss: players tend to compress a grizzly bear when it sits beside a road bicycle — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Domestic Cat — 46 cm. A domestic cat measures 46 cm (length / span), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, a large pizza at 35.6 cm.
A cat’s body is about 46 cm long before its tail is counted.
Common miss: players tend to compress a domestic cat when it sits beside a large pizza — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Golden Retriever — 94 cm. A golden retriever measures 94 cm (length / span), which is 2× as big as the reference, a domestic cat at 46 cm.
An adult Golden Retriever is close to a metre from nose to rump.
Common miss: players tend to compress a golden retriever when it sits beside a domestic cat — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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