Animals · Puzzle #11 · Saturday, October 10
Animals: the board
Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Animals.
The categories
- Big family: 1 pt per doubling over 1 baby at a time
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 15 Wikipedia languages
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 100,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Long life: 1 pt per 7 years
- Long wait: 1 pt per 25 days' pregnancy or incubation
- Top speed: 1 pt per 5 mph
- Wild in North America: 10 pts if native to North America
- Heavyweight: 1 pt per doubling over 1 lb
The best board
- Three-toed sloth in Wild in North America: is native to North or Central America (10.0)
- Ladybug in Big family: has 1,000 young at a time (10.0)
- Shortfin mako in Long wait: its young take 495 days to be born or hatch (10.0)
- Polar bear in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.03 million times in 2025 (10.0)
- Hippopotamus in Heavyweight: a typical adult weighs 8,267 lb (10.0)
- White stork in Top speed: tops out at 50 mph (10.0)
- African elephant in Long life: the oldest on record lived 65 years (9.3)
- Red fox in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 157 languages (10.0)
The most this board could score: 79.3 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Three-toed sloth
Hangs upside down, and grows algae in its fur
Photo: Stefan Laube (Tauchgurke), Public domain - Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 44 languages (2.9) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 85,776 times in 2025 (0.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 30 years (4.3) Source: animaldiversity.org
- Long wait
- its young take 210 days to be born or hatch (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Top speed
- tops out at 0.15 mph (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Wild in North America
- is native to North or Central America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 9.6 lb (3.3) Source: animaldiversity.org
Ladybug
Red beetle that gardeners love
Photo: Photographer: Dominik Stodulski Graphic Processing: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Big family
- has 1,000 young at a time (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 64 languages (4.3) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 496,975 times in 2025 (5.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 1 years (0.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 4 days to be born or hatch (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Top speed
- tops out at 37 mph (7.4) Source: journals.plos.org
- Wild in North America
- isn't native to North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 30 mg (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Shortfin mako
Streamlined shark that leaps clear of the water
Photo: Fábio Olmos, CC BY 4.0 - Big family
- has 13 young at a time (3.6) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 45 languages (3.0) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 242,883 times in 2025 (2.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 25 years (3.6) Source: AnAge
- Long wait
- its young take 495 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Top speed
- tops out at 46 mph (9.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Wild in North America
- lives in the sea (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 613 lb (9.3) Source: AnAge
Polar bear
Bear that hunts seals from the sea ice
Photo: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Big family
- has 2 young at a time (1.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 159 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.03 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 44 years (6.3) Source: AnAge
- Long wait
- its young take 65 days to be born or hatch (2.6) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 25 mph (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Wild in North America
- is native to North or Central America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 1,047 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
Hippopotamus
River grazer with a gaping yawn
Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 147 languages (9.8) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 844,216 times in 2025 (8.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 61 years (8.7) Source: AnAge
- Long wait
- its young take 234 days to be born or hatch (9.4) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 19 mph (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Wild in North America
- isn't native to North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 8,267 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
White stork
Nests on rooftops; said to deliver newborns
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Big family
- has 4 young at a time (2.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 108 languages (7.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 124,027 times in 2025 (1.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 39 years (5.6) Source: AnAge
- Long wait
- its young take 33 days to be born or hatch (1.3) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 50 mph (10.0) Source: nature.com
- Wild in North America
- isn't native to North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 7.4 lb (2.9) Source: AnAge
African elephant
Trunk, tusks, and ears shaped like a continent
Photo: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 90 languages (6.0) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 327,483 times in 2025 (3.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 65 years (9.3) Source: AnAge
- Long wait
- its young take 670 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 15 mph (3.0) Source: animaldiversity.org
- Wild in North America
- isn't native to North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 10,582 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
Red fox
Russet fox that pounces headfirst into snow
Photo: ClaudiaTen, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Big family
- has 5 young at a time (2.3) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 157 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 594,533 times in 2025 (5.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 21 years (3.0) Source: AnAge
- Long wait
- its young take 52 days to be born or hatch (2.1) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 31 mph (6.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Wild in North America
- is native to North or Central America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 9.1 lb (3.2) Source: AnAge
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