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Animals · Puzzle #22 · Wednesday, October 21

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

The best board

The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.

The lineup, figure by figure

  1. West Indian manatee

    "Sea cow" that grazes on seagrass

    Photo: Galen Rathbun, Public domain

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  2. Rock pigeon

    City pigeon, once a carrier of messages

    Photo: william_stephens, CC BY 4.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  3. Goat

    Climbs anything and will nibble most things

    Photo: Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  4. Horse

    The animal of cowboys, knights and jockeys

    Photo: Nokota_Horses.jpg: François Marchal derivative work: Dana boomer (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  5. Emperor scorpion

    Glossy scorpion that glows under UV light

    Photo: Rosa Pineda, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  6. Beluga whale

    Pale whale nicknamed the "sea canary"

    Photo: Javier Yaya Tur / CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS from Valencia, España, CC BY 2.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  7. Silkworm

    Caterpillar that spins silk cocoons

    Photo: Oakenking at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  8. Bee hummingbird

    Hummingbird whose males flash a fiery pink head

    Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Bee hummingbird is native to North or Central America, so its best fit on this board was Wild in North America, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Heavyweight, worth 0.0: a typical adult weighs 2.3 g.

    Heavyweight
    a typical adult weighs 2.3 g (0.0) Source: animaldiversity.org
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 58 languages (3.9) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
    Long wait
    its young take 21 days to be born or hatch (0.8) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 130,963 times in 2025 (1.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Wild in North America
    is native to North or Central America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Tiny
    a typical adult weighs 2.3 g (7.6) Source: animaldiversity.org
    Top speed
    tops out at 30 mph (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Long life
    the oldest on record lived 10 years (1.4) Source: animaldiversity.org

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