BELLOW-CHOMP
Alligator
A living log with a U-shaped grin.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Alligator vs Orangutan
Tonight's science rumble is set in the visitor lawn, now closed for SCIENCE. 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.
Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Orangutan means 'person of the forest' in Malay.
Mostly fruit, plus leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
Who do YOU think wins?
LONG-CALL
Orangutan
The forest's puzzle-solving acrobat.
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