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Animals · Puzzle #33 · Sunday, November 1

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. 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

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

  2. Pig

    Clever farm animal that loves a mud bath

    Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

  3. Common loon

    Water bird with a haunting, yodeling call

    Photo: John Picken from Chicago, USA, CC BY 2.0

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

  4. Leopard seal

    Seal that hunts penguins at the ice edge

    Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

  5. Emperor penguin

    Penguin whose males huddle together all winter

    Photo: Ian Duffy from UK, CC BY 2.0

    Emperor penguin holds its breath 10 minutes or more, so its best fit on this board was Breath holder, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Night owl, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly active at night.

    Long wait
    its young take 65 days to be born or hatch (2.6) Source: Wikipedia
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 82 languages (5.5) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
    Long life
    the oldest on record lived 40 years (5.7) Source: animaldiversity.org
    Top speed
    tops out at 6 mph (1.2) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 379,014 times in 2025 (3.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Heavyweight
    a typical adult weighs 65 lb (6.0) Source: AnAge
    Breath holder
    holds its breath 10 minutes or more (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Night owl
    isn't mostly active at night (0.0) Source: Wikipedia

  6. Southern cassowary

    Bird with a helmet-like casque and dagger claws

    Photo: Summerdrought, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

  7. 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

    Giraffe's best fit on this board was Long wait, worth 10.0: its young take 457 days to be born or hatch. Its weakest was Breath holder, worth 0.0, since it can't hold its breath 10 minutes.

    Long wait
    its young take 457 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 99 languages (6.6) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
    Long life
    the oldest on record lived 40 years (5.6) Source: AnAge
    Top speed
    tops out at 37 mph (7.4) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 777,081 times in 2025 (7.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Heavyweight
    a typical adult weighs 1,764 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
    Breath holder
    can't hold its breath 10 minutes (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Night owl
    isn't mostly active at night (0.0) Source: Wikipedia

  8. Aye-aye

    Taps on bark with a long, bony middle finger

    Photo: nomis-simon, CC BY 2.0

    On this board Aye-aye scored best in Night owl (10.0): it is mostly active at night. Breath holder was its weakest fit (0.0): it can't hold its breath 10 minutes.

    Long wait
    its young take 165 days to be born or hatch (6.6) Source: AnAge
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 72 languages (4.8) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
    Long life
    the oldest on record lived 32 years (4.6) Source: AnAge
    Top speed
    tops out at 2 mph (0.4) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 257,758 times in 2025 (2.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Heavyweight
    a typical adult weighs 5 lb (2.3) Source: AnAge
    Breath holder
    can't hold its breath 10 minutes (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Night owl
    is mostly active at night (10.0) Source: Wikipedia

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