WHO WILL WIN?
Allosaurus
RAAAH
Capybara
CLICK-PURR
THE SETUP

Allosaurus vs Capybara

Allosaurus
Allosaurus
Capybara
Capybara

Pretend they meet in river country. Dinosaurs lived long ago. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Allosaurus and Capybara did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

This is pretend and based on facts. Real animals usually hide or leave.

Read the facts. Make your card. The page waits to pick.

Corner A

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis · The Jurassic's hatchet-jaw hunter.

Allosaurus
Home
Late Jurassic plains of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Allosaurus is huge.

Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Top predator of its chapter.

  • Allosaurus is huge and not very fast.
  • Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.
  • Morrison Formation, Late Jurassic.

Family: Other allosauroids.

Corner B

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris · The world's chillest giant rodent.

Capybara
Home
South American wetlands · Lives in South America
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Capybara is medium.

Grazer that swims like a sofa with a motor.

Eyes and nose just above the water.

Chill social potato.

  • Capybara is medium and not very fast.
  • Grasses and water plants.
  • Riverbanks where the whole friend group can soak and snack.

Family: Guinea pigs.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

Stand them next to a grown-up. Who is bigger and heavier?

1.70 m

Grown-up

2.8 m

Allosaurus to scale

Allosaurus

0.60 m

Capybara to scale

Capybara

Height to scale. A grown-up is 1.7 m.

Allosaurus1,700 kg

About the weight of a small car, hip-tall as a doorway, shorter than T. rex and quicker on the turn.

Capybara50 kg

About as heavy as a fifth-grader, shaped like a friendly ottoman.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 kg.

Capybara

0.60 m · 50 kg

Capybara is medium. 50 kg.

Kilograms are honest. A small animal can still have a strong tool.

Who would you pick for size?

TOOLKIT!

TOOLS

Teeth, claws, horns, venom, kick — what tools do they have?

  • Weapon: Hatchet bite plus hand claws
  • Armor: Crested skull
  • Senses: Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Allosaurus · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Chisel teeth
  • Armor: Pond camouflage
  • Senses: Eyes and nose just above the water.

Capybara · labeled field diagram

Allosaurus2000 psi bite
Capybara200 psi bite

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

Tool: hatchet bite plus hand claws. Bite: 2,000 psi.

Capybara

Chisel teeth

Tool: chisel teeth. Bite: 200 psi.

A bite number is only one tool. Coils and kicks count too.

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Allosaurus
32 km/h
Capybara
35 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h
Capybara35 km/h

Allosaurus

32 km/h

Allosaurus can go 32 km/h. That is not very fast.

Capybara

35 km/h

Capybara can go 35 km/h. That is not very fast.

A fast animal can miss. A slow one only has to connect.

Who takes the speed card?

HOME MAP!

HOME

They meet in river country. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
AllosaurusCapybaraBoth

Meeting biome: river country. Colored land is fossil range for dinosaurs and living range for zoo animals.

Allosaurus

Can handle it · Lived in North America long ago

Allosaurus's home is the late jurassic plains of western north america, not river country.

Capybara

This is home · Lives in South America

Capybara lives in places like river country.

No. Allosaurus and Capybara did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Allosaurus
Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.
Capybara
Plants · Grazer that swims like a sofa with a motor.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

Capybara

Plants · Grazer that swims like a sofa with a motor.

Grasses and water plants.

A plant eater is not 'safe.' Hippos and elephants still end arguments.

Whose hunting or defending helps more?

MOOD!

MOOD

Alone vs team. This rumble is one vs one.

Allosaurus
Lives alone
Capybara
Lives in a herd
Allosaurus8 grit /10
Capybara4 grit /10

Allosaurus

Lives alone

Top predator of its chapter. Grit: 8/10.

Capybara

Lives in a herd

Chill social potato. Grit: 4/10.

Pack and pride animals lose their backup in a 1-v-1.

Who is better for a solo meeting?

PING!

BRAINS

Who notices first and thinks next?

Allosaurus
4/10
Capybara
5/10
Allosaurus4 brains /10
Capybara5 brains /10

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Capybara

5/10

Eyes and nose just above the water.

In the wild, brains often mean leave before it starts.

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Allosaurus
Allosaurus fragilis
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Guinea pigs.

Cousins are clues, not a score.

Not a fight point. Who has the wilder family story?

WILD CARD!

SPECIAL

What special move did they evolve?

Allosaurus
Hatchet-Chop Lunge
Capybara
Splash Sit-In

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

Capybara

Splash Sit-In

When trouble shows, they take the water.

A secret move here is a real wild tool, not a video-game combo.

Whose special move would change the meeting?

YOUR SCORECARD

Your scorecard

Tap who has each fact. Then tap who you think wins.

  • SIZE & WEIGHT

  • TOOLS

  • SPEED

  • HOME

  • FOOD

  • MOOD

  • BRAINS

  • SPECIAL

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Capybara 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

Keep going for the pretend meeting, then the science pick.

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

Capybara runs first. Allosaurus does not race. They wait in river country.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Allosaurus is heavier. Capybara uses chisel teeth. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Capybara tries the Splash Sit-In. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Allosaurus!

A STOMP

You skipped a final pick. The facts still stamp a champ.

On river country, Allosaurus wins. Allosaurus is a lot heavier. Capybara would still win some meetings at home.

In the wild, most animals skip a fight. We still judge who the bodies and the place would favor.

Science card: Allosaurus 5 · Capybara 3.

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Capybara 0.

The last page follows the whole animal — body plus home — not one bar chart.

Send this fight

A friend can read the same facts.

Also starring · Capybara

Victory yawn. Peak capybara. Nothing bothers this animal.

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