WHO WILL WIN?
Allosaurus
RAAAH
Okapi
CHUFF-BLEAT
THE SETUP

Allosaurus vs Okapi

Allosaurus
Allosaurus
Okapi
Okapi

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

Would they meet?

No. Allosaurus and Okapi 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

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni · A forest giraffe in zebra socks.

Okapi
Home
Congo rainforest · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants
Group
Lives alone
Size
Okapi is big.

Forest browser.

Huge ears.

Ghost of the rainforest.

  • Okapi is big and fast.
  • Leaves, fruit, and fungi.
  • Deep rainforest.

Family: Giraffes.

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

1.60 m

Okapi to scale

Okapi

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.

Okapi250 kg

About as heavy as a pony, dressed like a secret.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 kg.

Okapi

1.60 m · 250 kg

Okapi is big. 250 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: Kick plus ossicone bump
  • Armor: Stripe socks
  • Senses: Huge ears.

Okapi · labeled field diagram

Allosaurus2000 psi bite
Okapi30 psi bite

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

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

Okapi

Kick plus ossicone bump

Tool: kick plus ossicone bump. Bite: 30 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
Okapi
50 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h
Okapi50 km/h

Allosaurus

32 km/h

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

Okapi

50 km/h

Okapi can go 50 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
AllosaurusOkapiBoth

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.

Okapi

This is home · Lives in Africa

Okapi lives in places like forest.

No. Allosaurus and Okapi 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.
Okapi
Plants · Forest browser.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

Okapi

Plants · Forest browser.

Leaves, fruit, and fungi.

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
Okapi
Lives alone
Allosaurus8 grit /10
Okapi5 grit /10

Allosaurus

Lives alone

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

Okapi

Lives alone

Ghost of the rainforest. 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
Okapi
5/10
Allosaurus4 brains /10
Okapi5 brains /10

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Okapi

5/10

Huge ears.

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
Okapi
Okapia johnstoni

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

Giraffes.

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
Okapi
Ghost of the Ituri

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

Okapi

Ghost of the Ituri

They are so shy scientists photographed them in the wild only recently.

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 · Okapi 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Allosaurus is heavier. Okapi uses kick plus ossicone bump. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Okapi tries the Ghost of the Ituri. 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. Okapi 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 · Okapi 2 · ties 1.

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Okapi 0.

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

Send this fight

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