WHO WILL WIN?
Allosaurus
RAAAH
Macaw
RAAAK-RAAAK
THE SETUP

Allosaurus vs Macaw

Allosaurus
Allosaurus
Macaw
Macaw

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

Would they meet?

No. Allosaurus and Macaw 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

Macaw

Ara macao · A flying bolt-cutter in party colors.

Macaw
Home
Amazon canopy · Lives in South America
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives in a flock
Size
Macaw is tiny.

Seed-cracker.

Color vision and a noise that carries over canopy.

Social screamer.

  • Macaw is tiny and fast.
  • Seeds, nuts, fruit, and clay from riverbanks that helps settle spicy toxins.
  • High trees in pairs or flocks.

Family: Other parrots.

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

0.90 m

Macaw to scale

Macaw

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.

Macaw1 kg

Light as a loaf of bread, longer than a yardstick with the tail.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 kg.

Macaw

0.90 m · 1 kg

Macaw is tiny. 1 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: Nutcracker beak
  • Armor: Rainbow vanish
  • Senses: Color vision and a noise that carries over canopy.

Macaw · labeled field diagram

Allosaurus2000 psi bite
Macaw200 psi bite

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

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

Macaw

Nutcracker beak

Tool: nutcracker beak. 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
Macaw
56 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h
Macaw56 km/h

Allosaurus

32 km/h

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

Macaw

56 km/h

Macaw can go 56 km/h. That is fast.

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

Who takes the speed card?

HOME MAP!

HOME

They meet in forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
AllosaurusMacawBoth

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

Allosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Allosaurus lives in places like forest.

Macaw

This is home · Lives in South America

Macaw lives in places like forest.

No. Allosaurus and Macaw 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.
Macaw
Plants and meat · Seed-cracker.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

Macaw

Plants and meat · Seed-cracker.

Seeds, nuts, fruit, and clay from riverbanks that helps settle spicy toxins.

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
Macaw
Lives in a flock
Allosaurus8 grit /10
Macaw5 grit /10

Allosaurus

Lives alone

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

Macaw

Lives in a flock

Social screamer. Grit: 5/10.

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
Macaw
6/10
Allosaurus4 brains /10
Macaw6 brains /10

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Macaw

6/10

Color vision and a noise that carries over canopy.

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
Macaw
Ara macao

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

Macaw

Ara macao

Other parrots.

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
Macaw
Squawk and Scoot

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

Macaw

Squawk and Scoot

The call is an alarm.

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 · Macaw 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

Macaw runs first. Allosaurus does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Allosaurus is heavier. Macaw uses nutcracker beak. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Macaw tries the Squawk and Scoot. 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 forest, Allosaurus wins. Allosaurus is a lot heavier. Macaw 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 · Macaw 2 · ties 1.

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Macaw 0.

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

Send this fight

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