BELLOW-CHOMP
Alligator
A living log with a U-shaped grin.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Alligator vs Okapi
Tonight's science rumble is set in a giant zoo clearing at high noon. No snacks were harmed.
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Alligators bellow in spring; the water around them actually dances.
Fish, turtles, birds, mammals — swamp buffet, all you can chomp.
Okapi
Okapia johnstoni
An okapi's tongue can be 45 cm long and is often dark, like a giraffe's.
Leaves, fruit, and fungi. A long tongue steals lunch from thorny branches.
Who do YOU think wins?
CHUFF-BLEAT
Okapi
A forest giraffe in zebra socks.
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