Animals · Puzzle #7 · Tuesday, October 6
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
- Long life: 1 pt per 7 years
- Heavyweight: 1 pt per doubling over 1 lb
- Big family: 1 pt per doubling over 1 baby at a time
- Late bloomer: 1 pt per year to grow up
- Stripes or spots: 10 pts if striped or spotted
- Long wait: 1 pt per 25 days' pregnancy or incubation
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 100,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 15 Wikipedia languages
The best board
- Common raven in Long life: the oldest on record lived 69 years (9.9)
- Western gorilla in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.01 million times in 2025 (10.0)
- Turkey vulture in Late bloomer: females can first breed at 11 years old (10.0)
- Ocelot in Stripes or spots: is known for its stripes or spots (10.0)
- American bison in Heavyweight: a typical adult weighs 1,389 lb (10.0)
- Hellbender in Big family: has 275 young at a time (8.1)
- Donkey in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 185 languages (10.0)
- Bornean orangutan in Long wait: its young take 249 days to be born or hatch (10.0)
The most this board could score: 78.0 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Common raven
Clever corvid of myth, and of Poe's poem
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 69 years (9.9) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 2.3 lb (1.2) Source: AnAge
- Big family
- has 5 young at a time (2.3) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 3 years old (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 19 days to be born or hatch (0.8) Source: AnAge
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 445,103 times in 2025 (4.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 137 languages (9.1) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Western gorilla
Great ape whose leaders are silverbacks
Photo: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 60 years (8.6) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 308 lb (8.3) Source: AnAge
- Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 7.7 years old (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 256 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.01 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 59 languages (3.9) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Turkey vulture
Bald-headed scavenger that finds food by smell
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 21 years (3.0) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 4.8 lb (2.3) Source: AnAge
- Big family
- has 2 young at a time (1.0) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 11 years old (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 39 days to be born or hatch (1.6) Source: AnAge
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 307,164 times in 2025 (3.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 53 languages (3.5) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Ocelot
Wild cat with chain-like markings
Photo: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 28 years (4.0) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 19 lb (4.3) Source: AnAge
- Big family
- has 2 young at a time (1.0) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 1.6 years old (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- is known for its stripes or spots (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 77 days to be born or hatch (3.1) Source: AnAge
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 501,354 times in 2025 (5.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 91 languages (6.1) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
American bison
Shaggy grazer that once roamed the plains
Photo: Jack Dykinga, Public domain - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 34 years (4.8) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 1,389 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 2.5 years old (2.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 274 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 614,260 times in 2025 (6.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 97 languages (6.5) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Hellbender
Wrinkly salamander nicknamed the "snot otter"
Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 29 years (4.1) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 13 oz (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Big family
- has 275 young at a time (8.1) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 5 years old (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 72 days to be born or hatch (2.9) Source: AnAge
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 141,494 times in 2025 (1.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 37 languages (2.5) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Donkey
Sure-footed pack animal known for its bray
Photo: Adrian Pingstone, Public domain - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 47 years (6.7) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 364 lb (8.5) Source: AnAge
- Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 1.9 years old (1.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 359 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 592,460 times in 2025 (5.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 185 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
Bornean orangutan
Red-haired great ape that lives in the trees
Photo: Nanosanchez, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Long life
- the oldest on record lived 59 years (8.4) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 142 lb (7.2) Source: AnAge
- Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Late bloomer
- females can first breed at 7 years old (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Stripes or spots
- isn't striped or spotted (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Long wait
- its young take 249 days to be born or hatch (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 763,552 times in 2025 (7.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 57 languages (3.8) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
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