Animals · Puzzle #12 · Sunday, October 11

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 best board

Musk ox in Long wait: its young take 258 days to be born or hatch (10.0)
Rainbow trout in Big family: has 3,500 young at a time (10.0)
Hercules beetle in Takes flight: flies under its own power (10.0)
Common loon in Top speed: tops out at 75 mph (10.0)
Cougar in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 125 languages (8.3)
Southern stingray in Venomous: is venomous (10.0)
Dugong in Long life: the oldest on record lived 73 years (10.0)
Leopard seal in Heavyweight: a typical adult weighs 811 lb (9.7)

The most this board could score: 78.0 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Musk ox
Shaggy grazer that forms a defensive ring
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Takes flight
can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long life
the oldest on record lived 27 years (3.9) Source: AnAge
Venomous
isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Top speed
tops out at 37 mph (7.4) Source: Wikipedia
Big family
has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 85 languages (5.7) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Long wait
its young take 258 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 694 lb (9.4) Source: AnAge
Rainbow trout
Angler's favorite, with a pink side band
Photo: Engbretson Eric, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain
Takes flight
can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long life
the oldest on record lived 11 years (1.6) Source: AnAge
Venomous
isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Top speed
tops out at 6 mph (1.2) Source: researchgate.net
Big family
has 3,500 young at a time (10.0) Source: AnAge
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 73 languages (4.9) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Long wait
its young take 18 days to be born or hatch (0.7) Source: AnAge
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 27 lb (4.8) Source: AnAge
Hercules beetle
Beetle whose males wield pincer-like horns
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Takes flight
flies under its own power (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long life
the oldest on record lived 3 years (0.4) Source: Wikipedia
Venomous
isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Top speed
tops out at 1 mph (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
Big family
has 100 young at a time (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 48 languages (3.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Long wait
its young take 28 days to be born or hatch (1.1) Source: Wikipedia
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 3.5 oz (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Common loon
Water bird with a haunting, yodeling call
Photo: John Picken from Chicago, USA, CC BY 2.0
Takes flight
flies under its own power (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long life
the oldest on record lived 24 years (3.4) Source: AnAge
Venomous
isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Top speed
tops out at 75 mph (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Big family
has 2 young at a time (1.0) Source: AnAge
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 69 languages (4.6) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Long wait
its young take 28 days to be born or hatch (1.1) Source: AnAge
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 7.5 lb (2.9) Source: AnAge
Cougar
Also called the puma or mountain lion
Photo: National Park Service, Public domain
Takes flight
can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long life
the oldest on record lived 27 years (3.9) Source: AnAge
Venomous
isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Top speed
tops out at 50 mph (10.0) Source: oregonzoo.org
Big family
has 2.5 young at a time (1.3) Source: AnAge
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 125 languages (8.3) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Long wait
its young take 92 days to be born or hatch (3.7) Source: AnAge
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 139 lb (7.1) Source: AnAge
Southern stingray
Flat ray that buries itself in the sand
Photo: D Ross Robertson, Public domain
Takes flight
can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long life
the oldest on record lived 18 years (2.6) Source: AnAge
Venomous
is venomous (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Top speed
tops out at 10 mph (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
Big family
has 4.2 young at a time (2.1) Source: AnAge
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 19 languages (1.3) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Long wait
its young take 225 days to be born or hatch (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 164 lb (7.4) Source: AnAge
Dugong
Seagrass grazer with a fluked, whale-like tail
Photo: Geoff Spiby / www.geoffspiby.co.za, CC BY-SA 3.0
Takes flight
can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long life
the oldest on record lived 73 years (10.0) Source: AnAge
Venomous
isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Top speed
tops out at 7 mph (1.4) Source: Wikipedia
Big family
has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 81 languages (5.4) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Long wait
its young take 374 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 794 lb (9.6) Source: AnAge
Leopard seal
Seal that hunts penguins at the ice edge
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0
Takes flight
can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long life
the oldest on record lived 30 years (4.3) Source: animaldiversity.org
Venomous
isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Top speed
tops out at 25 mph (5.0) Source: coolantarctica.com
Big family
has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 64 languages (4.3) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Long wait
its young take 274 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 811 lb (9.7) Source: AnAge

All of puzzle #12 · The archive

Animals: the board

The categories

The best board

The lineup, figure by figure

Musk ox

Rainbow trout

Hercules beetle

Common loon

Cougar

Southern stingray

Dugong

Leopard seal