WHO WILL WIN?
Ankylosaurus
CLUB-THUD
Camel
GUUUURGH
THE SETUP

Ankylosaurus vs Camel

Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Camel
Camel

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

Would they meet?

No. Ankylosaurus and Camel 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

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris · A walking tank with a wrecking-ball tail.

Ankylosaurus
Home
Late Cretaceous forests of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Plants
Group
Lives alone
Size
Ankylosaurus is giant.

Grazer.

Low to the ground.

A coffee table that hits back.

  • Ankylosaurus is giant and slow.
  • Low plants.
  • Same Late Cretaceous North America as T.

Family: Other ankylosaurs and nodosaurs — the armored dinosaur club.

Corner B

Camel

Camelus dromedarius · A desert ship with a surprise kick.

Camel
Home
Deserts · Lives in Africa / Asia
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Camel is big.

Browser of dry country.

Long lashes and sealable nostrils for sandstorms.

Stubborn desert athlete.

  • Camel is big and fast.
  • Tough desert plants other animals will not touch.
  • They can go a week or more without water, then drink enough to fill a bathtub.

Family: Llamas and alpacas — the fluffier mountain cousins.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

1.70 m

Ankylosaurus to scale

Ankylosaurus

1.80 m

Camel to scale

Camel

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

Ankylosaurus6,000 kg

Low as a grown-up's chest, as heavy as an elephant, wider than a small car.

Camel500 kg

As heavy as a grand piano, plus a built-in lunchbox on the back.

Ankylosaurus

1.70 m · 6,000 kg

Ankylosaurus is giant. 6,000 kg.

Camel

1.80 m · 500 kg

Camel is big. 500 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: Tail-club sledge
  • Armor: Osteoderm tank plating
  • Senses: Low to the ground.

Ankylosaurus · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Hump-powered kick
  • Armor: Sand-storm eyelashes
  • Senses: Long lashes and sealable nostrils for sandstorms.

Camel · labeled field diagram

Ankylosaurus150 psi bite
Camel250 psi bite

Ankylosaurus

Tail-club sledge

Tool: tail-club sledge. Bite: 150 psi.

Camel

Hump-powered kick

Tool: hump-powered kick. Bite: 250 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Ankylosaurus
10 km/h
Camel
40 km/h
Ankylosaurus10 km/h
Camel40 km/h

Ankylosaurus

10 km/h

Ankylosaurus can go 10 km/h. That is slow.

Camel

40 km/h

Camel can go 40 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
AnkylosaurusCamelBoth

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

Ankylosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Ankylosaurus lives in places like forest.

Camel

Not their home · Lives in Africa / Asia

Camel's home is the deserts, not forest.

No. Ankylosaurus and Camel did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Ankylosaurus
Plants · Grazer.
Camel
Plants · Browser of dry country.

Ankylosaurus

Plants · Grazer.

Low plants.

Camel

Plants · Browser of dry country.

Tough desert plants other animals will not touch.

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.

Ankylosaurus
Lives alone
Camel
Lives in a herd
Ankylosaurus8 grit /10
Camel6 grit /10

Ankylosaurus

Lives alone

A coffee table that hits back. Grit: 8/10.

Camel

Lives in a herd

Stubborn desert athlete. Grit: 6/10.

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?

Ankylosaurus
2/10
Camel
5/10
Ankylosaurus2 brains /10
Camel5 brains /10

Ankylosaurus

2/10

Low to the ground.

Camel

5/10

Long lashes and sealable nostrils for sandstorms.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus magniventris
Camel
Camelus dromedarius

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Other ankylosaurs and nodosaurs — the armored dinosaur club.

Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Llamas and alpacas — the fluffier mountain cousins.

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?

Ankylosaurus
Low-Profile Club
Camel
Spit Screen + Stomp

Ankylosaurus

Low-Profile Club

Crouch, armor up, wait for a leg to get greedy, then the tail does architecture.

Camel

Spit Screen + Stomp

The 'spit' is mostly stomach juice.

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: Ankylosaurus 0 · Camel 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Camel runs first. Ankylosaurus does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Ankylosaurus is heavier. Camel uses hump-powered kick. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Ankylosaurus tries the Low-Profile Club. Camel tries the Spit Screen + Stomp. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Ankylosaurus!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Ankylosaurus wins. Ankylosaurus likes forest more. Camel 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: Ankylosaurus 6 · Camel 2.

Your card: Ankylosaurus 0 · Camel 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 · Camel

Zoo camels. The attitude ships free with the hump.

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