Animals · Puzzle #8 · Wednesday, October 7
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
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 15 Wikipedia languages
- Big family: 1 pt per doubling over 1 baby at a time
- Heavyweight: 1 pt per doubling over 1 lb
- Wild in North America: 10 pts if native to North America
- Tiny: 1 pt per halving under 1 lb
- Top speed: 1 pt per 5 mph
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 100,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Night owl: 10 pts if mostly active at night
The best board
- Orca in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.58 million times in 2025 (10.0)
- Eastern chipmunk in Wild in North America: is native to North or Central America (10.0)
- Firefly in Tiny: a typical adult weighs 20 mg (10.0)
- Peregrine falcon in Top speed: tops out at 242 mph (10.0)
- Stick insect in Night owl: is mostly active at night (10.0)
- Gray whale in Heavyweight: a typical adult weighs 62,832 lb (10.0)
- Koala in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 129 languages (8.6)
- Blue marlin in Big family: has 7 million young at a time (10.0)
The most this board could score: 78.6 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Orca
The "killer whale," actually a dolphin
Photo: Robert Pittman, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 116 languages (7.7) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 8,791 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Wild in North America
- lives in the sea (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 8,791 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 35 mph (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.58 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Night owl
- isn't mostly active at night (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Eastern chipmunk
Stuffs its cheek pouches with seeds
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 40 languages (2.7) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Big family
- has 5 young at a time (2.3) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 3.4 oz (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Wild in North America
- is native to North or Central America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 3.4 oz (2.2) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 21 mph (4.2) Source: wonderlab.org
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 303,669 times in 2025 (3.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Night owl
- isn't mostly active at night (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Firefly
Beetle that flashes a glowing tail
Photo: art farmer from evansville indiana, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 17 languages (1.1) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Big family
- has 500 young at a time (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 20 mg (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Wild in North America
- is native to North or Central America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 20 mg (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Top speed
- tops out at 1 mph (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 507,766 times in 2025 (5.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Night owl
- is mostly active at night (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Peregrine falcon
Falcon that nests on skyscrapers
Photo: Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 108 languages (7.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Big family
- has 3 young at a time (1.6) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 1.9 lb (0.9) Source: AnAge
- Wild in North America
- is native to North or Central America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 1.9 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 242 mph (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 800,126 times in 2025 (8.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Night owl
- isn't mostly active at night (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Stick insect
Insect disguised as a twig
Photo: Fußpunktmaler, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 16 languages (1.1) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Big family
- has 500 young at a time (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 0.91 g (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Wild in North America
- isn't native to North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 0.91 g (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Top speed
- tops out at 0.1 mph (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 197,847 times in 2025 (2.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Night owl
- is mostly active at night (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Gray whale
Barnacle-crusted whale that sieves the seabed
Photo: José Eugenio Gómez Rodríguez, CC BY 3.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 63 languages (4.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 62,832 lb (10.0) Source: AnAge
- Wild in North America
- lives in the sea (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 62,832 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 10 mph (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 125,961 times in 2025 (1.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Night owl
- isn't mostly active at night (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Koala
Tree-hugging marsupial that eats eucalyptus
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 129 languages (8.6) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Big family
- has 1 young at a time (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 21 lb (4.4) Source: AnAge
- Wild in North America
- isn't native to North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 21 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 6 mph (1.2) Source: journals.biologists.com
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 687,041 times in 2025 (6.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Night owl
- isn't mostly active at night (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Blue marlin
Spear-billed fish of a Hemingway novella
Photo: NOAA, Public domain - Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 33 languages (2.2) Source: Wikipedia language editions (Wikidata)
- Big family
- has 7 million young at a time (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Heavyweight
- a typical adult weighs 206 lb (7.7) Source: AnAge
- Wild in North America
- lives in the sea (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Tiny
- a typical adult weighs 206 lb (0.0) Source: AnAge
- Top speed
- tops out at 45 mph (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 191,167 times in 2025 (1.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Night owl
- isn't mostly active at night (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
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