SLITHER-WHOMP
Anaconda
A river rope that forgot it is allowed to be this heavy.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Anaconda vs Orangutan
Tonight's science rumble is set in the visitor lawn, now closed for SCIENCE. No snacks were harmed.
Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
Green anacondas are among the heaviest snakes on Earth.
Capybara, fish, birds, caimans — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the maybe list.
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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