Animals · Puzzle #40 · Sunday, November 8
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
- Big family: 1 pt per doubling over 1 baby at a time
- Venomous: 10 pts if venomous
- Late bloomer: 1 pt per year to grow up
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 100,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Long wait: 1 pt per 25 days' pregnancy or incubation
- Long life: 1 pt per 7 years
- Heavyweight: 1 pt per doubling over 1 lb
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 15 Wikipedia languages
The best board
- Western diamondback in Venomous: is venomous (10.0)
- Water buffalo in Heavyweight: a typical adult weighs 1,598 lb (10.0)
- European rabbit in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 846,767 times in 2025 (8.5)
- Koi in Big family: has 300,000 young at a time (10.0)
- Olm in Late bloomer: females can first breed at 11 years old (10.0)
- Andean condor in Long life: the oldest on record lived 79 years (10.0)
- California sea lion in Long wait: its young take 259 days to be born or hatch (10.0)
- Sheep in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 234 languages (10.0)
The most this board could score: 78.5 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Western diamondback
Rattlesnake that warns with its buzzing tail
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0 On this board Western diamondback scored best in Venomous (10.0): it is venomous. Heavyweight was its weakest fit (2.1): a typical adult weighs 4.3 lb. The best board puts it there too.
- Big family
- has 14 young at a time (3.8) Source: AnAge
- Venomous
- is venomous (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 3 years old (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 345,527 times in 2025 (3.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 167 days to be born or hatch (6.7) Source: AnAge
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 27 years (3.9) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 4.3 lb (2.1) Source: en.wikipedia.org
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 36 languages (2.4) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Water buffalo
Plows rice paddies and gives milk for mozzarella
Photo: Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0 Water buffalo's best fit on this board was Heavyweight, worth 10.0: a typical adult weighs 1,598 lb. Its weakest was Venomous, worth 0.0, since it isn't venomous. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Big family
- has 1.4 young at a time (0.5) Source: AnAge
- Venomous
- isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 1.4 years old (1.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 474,059 times in 2025 (4.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 311 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 35 years (5.0) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 1,598 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 132 languages (8.8) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
European rabbit
Ancestor of the pet bunny, a burrower
Photo: euqirneto, CC BY 4.0 On this board European rabbit scored best in Most looked-up (8.5): its Wikipedia article was read 846,767 times in 2025. Venomous was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't venomous. The best board puts it there too.
- Big family
- has 5 young at a time (2.3) Source: AnAge
- Venomous
- isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 2 years old (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 846,767 times in 2025 (8.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 30 days to be born or hatch (1.2) Source: AnAge
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 13 years (1.9) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 4 lb (2.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 100 languages (6.7) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Koi
Colorful carp of garden ponds
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Koi scored best in Big family (10.0): it has 300,000 young at a time. Venomous was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't venomous. The best board puts it there too.
- Big family
- has 300,000 young at a time (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Venomous
- isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 3 years old (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 346,333 times in 2025 (3.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 4 days to be born or hatch (0.2) Source: AnAge
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 47 years (6.7) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 23 lb (4.5) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 49 languages (3.3) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Olm
Blind, pale salamander of flooded caves
Photo: Slavko Polak, CC BY-SA 4.0 Olm's best fit on this board was Late bloomer, worth 10.0: females can first breed at 11 years old. Its weakest was Venomous, worth 0.0, since it isn't venomous. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Big family
- has 35 young at a time (5.1) Source: AnAge
- Venomous
- isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 11 years old (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 200,102 times in 2025 (2.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 133 days to be born or hatch (5.3) Source: AnAge
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 102 years (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 0.59 oz (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 57 languages (3.8) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Andean condor
Vulture with a fluffy collar of feathers
Photo: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 Andean condor's best fit on this board was Long life, worth 10.0: the oldest on record lived 79 years. Its weakest was Big family, worth 0.0, since it has 1 young at a time. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Venomous
- isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 7 years old (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 325,214 times in 2025 (3.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 56 days to be born or hatch (2.2) Source: AnAge
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 79 years (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 23 lb (4.5) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 84 languages (5.6) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
California sea lion
Barking sea lion that "walks" on its flippers
Photo: (c) Jonathan Eisen, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0 On this board California sea lion scored best in Long wait (10.0): its young take 259 days to be born or hatch. Venomous was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't venomous. The best board puts it there too.
- Big family
- has 1.2 young at a time (0.3) Source: AnAge
- Venomous
- isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 3 years old (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 385,032 times in 2025 (3.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 259 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 36 years (5.1) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 397 lb (8.6) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 48 languages (3.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Sheep
Farm animal grown for its wool
Photo: Keith Weller, Public domain On this board Sheep scored best in Known worldwide (10.0): Wikipedia has an article on it in 234 languages. Venomous was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't venomous. The best board puts it there too.
- Big family
- has 1.6 young at a time (0.7) Source: AnAge
- Venomous
- isn't venomous (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 1.5 years old (1.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 593,421 times in 2025 (5.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Long wait
- its young take 146 days to be born or hatch (5.8) Source: AnAge
- Long life
- the oldest on record lived 23 years (3.3) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 176 lb (7.5) Source: AnAge
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 234 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
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