Animals · Puzzle #14 · Tuesday, October 13
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
- Long life: 1 pt per 7 years
- Late bloomer: 1 pt per year to grow up
- Stripes or spots: 10 pts if striped or spotted
- Long wait: 1 pt per 25 days' pregnancy or incubation
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 15 Wikipedia languages
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 100,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Heavyweight: 1 pt per doubling over 1 lb
- Top speed: 1 pt per 5 mph
The best board
- Atlantic puffin in Top speed: tops out at 50 mph (10.0)
- Red-eared slider in Late bloomer: females can first breed at 8 years old (8.0)
- Pig in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 226 languages (10.0)
- Raccoon in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.09 million times in 2025 (10.0)
- Garter snake in Stripes or spots: is known for its stripes or spots (10.0)
- Walrus in Heavyweight: a typical adult weighs 2,232 lb (10.0)
- Eastern box turtle in Long life: the oldest on record lived 138 years (10.0)
- Llama in Long wait: its young take 330 days to be born or hatch (10.0)
The most this board could score: 78.0 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Atlantic puffin
"Sea parrot" with a colorful, triangular bill
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 45 years (6.4) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 4 years old (4.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 42 days to be born or hatch (1.7) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 78 languages (5.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 405,984 times in 2025 (4.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 1.1 lb (0.1) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 50 mph (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Red-eared slider
Popular pet turtle with red cheek patches
Photo: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 41 years (5.9) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 8 years old (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 75 days to be born or hatch (3.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 49 languages (3.3) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 234,650 times in 2025 (2.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 8.5 oz (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 1 mph (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
Pig
Clever farm animal that loves a mud bath
Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 27 years (3.9) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 0.9 years old (0.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 115 days to be born or hatch (4.6) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 226 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 643,084 times in 2025 (6.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 287 lb (8.2) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 11 mph (2.2) Source: Wikipedia
Raccoon
Masked bandit with nimble front paws
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 21 years (3.0) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 1 years old (1.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 63 days to be born or hatch (2.5) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 111 languages (7.4) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.09 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 13 lb (3.7) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 10 mph (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
Garter snake
Backyard snake that dens up by the thousands
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 14 years (2.0) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 2 years old (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- is known for its stripes or spots (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 100 days to be born or hatch (4.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 30 languages (2.0) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 353,612 times in 2025 (3.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 5.3 oz (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 2 mph (0.4) Source: Wikipedia
Walrus
Tusked, whiskered pinniped of the sea ice
Photo: Nixette, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 40 years (5.7) Source: animaldiversity.org
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 4.8 years old (4.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 331 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 118 languages (7.9) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 487,457 times in 2025 (4.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 2,232 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 22 mph (4.4) Source: seaworld.org
Eastern box turtle
Turtle that can shut its shell like a box
Photo: (c) Joshua Liverman, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 138 years (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 6 years old (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 60 days to be born or hatch (2.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 10 languages (0.7) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 78,268 times in 2025 (0.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 13 oz (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 0.2 mph (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Llama
Pack animal that may spit when annoyed
Photo: Andrija12345678, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 29 years (4.1) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 2.2 years old (2.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 330 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 105 languages (7.0) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 401,887 times in 2025 (4.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 309 lb (8.3) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 40 mph (8.0) Source: denverzoo.org
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
