Animals · Puzzle #28 · Tuesday, October 27

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

Blue whale
Filter-feeder that eats tons of krill a day
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Canada goose
Goose that honks in V formations
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Peregrine falcon
Falcon that nests on skyscrapers
Photo: Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Peregrine falcon tops out at 242 mph, so its best fit on this board was Top speed, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Endangered, worth 0.0, since it isn't Endangered.
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 108 languages (7.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Endangered
isn't Endangered (0.0) Source: IUCN Red List
Long wait
its young take 30 days to be born or hatch (1.2) Source: AnAge
Top speed
tops out at 242 mph (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 1.9 lb (0.9) Source: AnAge
Wild in South America
is native to South America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 800,126 times in 2025 (8.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Long life
the oldest on record lived 25 years (3.6) Source: AnAge
Dromedary camel
One-humped camel of the caravans
Photo: Florian Prischl, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Tasmanian devil
Marsupial with a spine-chilling screech
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
House mouse
The mouse in the kitchen and in the lab
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author (original) / Ilmari Karonen (editing), Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Capybara
The famously chill rodent, friends with everyone
Photo: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Panther chameleon
Swivel-eyed lizard with a lightning tongue
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Panther chameleon's best fit on this board was Long wait, worth 9.6: its young take 240 days to be born or hatch. Its weakest was Endangered, worth 0.0, since it isn't Endangered.
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 37 languages (2.5) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Endangered
isn't Endangered (0.0) Source: IUCN Red List
Long wait
its young take 240 days to be born or hatch (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
Top speed
tops out at 1 mph (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
Heavyweight
a typical adult weighs 6.4 oz (0.0) Source: lafeber.com
Wild in South America
isn't native to South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 378,946 times in 2025 (3.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
Long life
the oldest on record lived 5.2 years (0.7) Source: AnAge