Animals · Puzzle #13 · Monday, October 12
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
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 15 Wikipedia languages
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 100,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Long wait: 1 pt per 25 days' pregnancy or incubation
- Endangered: 10 pts if Endangered
- Long life: 1 pt per 7 years
- Heavyweight: 1 pt per doubling over 1 lb
- Tiny: 1 pt per halving under 1 lb
- Takes flight: 10 pts if it can fly
The best board
- Great horned owl in Takes flight: flies under its own power (10.0)
- Giraffe in Heavyweight: a typical adult weighs 1,764 lb (10.0)
- Golden hamster in Endangered: is Endangered or Critically Endangered (10.0)
- Siamese fighting fish in Tiny: a typical adult weighs 1.4 g (8.4)
- Andean condor in Long life: the oldest on record lived 79 years (10.0)
- California sea lion in Long wait: its young take 259 days to be born or hatch (10.0)
- Axolotl in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 2.24 million times in 2025 (10.0)
- Giant panda in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 146 languages (9.7)
The most this board could score: 78.1 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Great horned owl
Owl with feather tufts like horns
Photo: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 48 languages (3.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 323,057 times in 2025 (3.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 27 days to be born or hatch (1.1) Source: AnAge
- Endangered
- isn't Endangered (0.0) Source: IUCN Red List
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 29 years (4.1) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 2.6 lb (1.4) Source: AnAge
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 2.6 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Takes flight
- flies under its own power (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Giraffe
Browses treetops with a dark blue tongue
Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim Facebook The making of this document was supported by Wikimedia CH. (Submit your project!) For all the files concerned, please see the category Supported by Wikimedia CH. العربية ∙ বাংলা ∙ čeština ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ Esperanto ∙ español ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ हिन्दी ∙ magyar ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ Nederlands ∙ português do Brasil ∙ rumantsch ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ தமிழ் ∙ українська ∙ 中文 ∙ +/−, GFDL 1.2 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 99 languages (6.6) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 777,081 times in 2025 (7.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 457 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Endangered
- isn't Endangered (0.0) Source: IUCN Red List
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 40 years (5.6) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 1,764 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 1,764 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Takes flight
- can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Golden hamster
Pocket pet that runs miles on its wheel
Photo: Adamjennison111 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 53 languages (3.5) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 749,086 times in 2025 (7.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 16 days to be born or hatch (0.6) Source: AnAge
- Endangered
- is Endangered or Critically Endangered (10.0) Source: IUCN Red List
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 3.9 years (0.6) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 3.7 oz (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 3.7 oz (2.1) Source: AnAge
- Takes flight
- can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Siamese fighting fish
Pet fish with flowing fins, also called a betta
Photo: Daniella Vereeken, CC BY 2.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 65 languages (4.3) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 328,238 times in 2025 (3.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 1.3 days to be born or hatch (0.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Endangered
- isn't Endangered (0.0) Source: IUCN Red List
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 2 years (0.3) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 1.4 g (0.0) Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 1.4 g (8.4) Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Takes flight
- can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Andean condor
Vulture with a fluffy collar of feathers
Photo: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 84 languages (5.6) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 325,214 times in 2025 (3.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 56 days to be born or hatch (2.2) Source: AnAge
- Endangered
- isn't Endangered (0.0) Source: IUCN Red List
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 79 years (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 23 lb (4.5) Source: AnAge
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 23 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Takes flight
- flies under its own power (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
California sea lion
Barking sea lion that "walks" on its flippers
Photo: (c) Jonathan Eisen, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 48 languages (3.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 385,032 times in 2025 (3.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 259 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Endangered
- isn't Endangered (0.0) Source: IUCN Red List
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 36 years (5.1) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 397 lb (8.6) Source: AnAge
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 397 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Takes flight
- can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Axolotl
Smiling salamander that never grows up
Photo: Henry Mühlpfordt, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 79 languages (5.3) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 2.24 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 18 days to be born or hatch (0.7) Source: AnAge
- Endangered
- is Endangered or Critically Endangered (10.0) Source: IUCN Red List
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 17 years (2.4) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 3 oz (0.0) Source: animaldiversity.org
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 3 oz (2.4) Source: animaldiversity.org
- Takes flight
- can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Giant panda
Bear that eats bamboo nearly all day
Photo: J. Patrick Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 146 languages (9.7) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.17 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 48 days to be born or hatch (1.9) Source: AnAge
- Endangered
- isn't Endangered (0.0) Source: IUCN Red List
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 37 years (5.3) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 259 lb (8.0) Source: AnAge
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 259 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Takes flight
- can't fly (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
