Animals · Puzzle #24 · Friday, October 23

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

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

Black widow
Shiny spider with a red hourglass
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Red-bellied piranha
Razor-toothed fish that hunts in shoals
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Red-bellied piranha has 5,000 young at a time, so its best fit on this board was Big family, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Tiny, worth 0.0: a typical adult weighs 3 lb.
Tiny
a typical adult weighs 3 lb (0.0) Source: neaq.org
Long life
the oldest on record lived 10 years (1.4) Source: lazoo.org
Stripes or spots
isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 38 languages (2.5) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Wild in Asia
isn't native to Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long wait
its young take 2.5 days to be born or hatch (0.1) Source: Wikipedia
Big family
has 5,000 young at a time (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 3 lb (1.6) Source: neaq.org
Striped skunk
Sprays a foul-smelling musk when threatened
Photo: Wallace Keck, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Japanese spider crab
Gangly-legged crab of deep waters
Photo: Lycaon (Hans Hillewaert), CC BY 2.5
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Asian elephant
Trunk and tusks, with rounder ears than its cousin
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Snow leopard
Mountain cat with a thick, long tail
Photo: Irbis1983, Public domain
Snow leopard is known for its stripes or spots, so its best fit on this board was Stripes or spots, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Tiny, worth 0.0: a typical adult weighs 110 lb.
Tiny
a typical adult weighs 110 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
Long life
the oldest on record lived 21 years (3.0) Source: AnAge
Stripes or spots
is known for its stripes or spots (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 132 languages (8.8) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Wild in Asia
is native to Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long wait
its young take 96 days to be born or hatch (3.8) Source: AnAge
Big family
has 2 young at a time (1.0) Source: AnAge
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 110 lb (6.8) Source: AnAge
Great hammerhead
Shark with a head shaped like a hammer
Photo: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board Great hammerhead scored best in Long wait (10.0): its young take 330 days to be born or hatch. Tiny was its weakest fit (0.0): a typical adult weighs 507 lb.
Tiny
a typical adult weighs 507 lb (0.0) Source: floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Long life
the oldest on record lived 30 years (4.3) Source: fishbase.se
Stripes or spots
isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 42 languages (2.8) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Wild in Asia
lives in the sea (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Long wait
its young take 330 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Big family
has 30 young at a time (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 507 lb (9.0) Source: floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Northern elephant seal
Seal whose males have a trunk-like nose
Photo: Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.