WHO WILL WIN?
Ankylosaurus
CLUB-THUD
Grizzly Bear
WOOF-ROAR
THE SETUP

Ankylosaurus vs Grizzly Bear

Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear

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

Would they meet?

No. Ankylosaurus and Grizzly Bear 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

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis · A mountain with claws and a short temper.

Grizzly Bear
Home
North American mountains and rivers · Lives in North America
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Grizzly Bear is big.

Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Nose of the year.

Wants space.

  • Grizzly Bear is big and fast.
  • Berries, roots, moths, moose, and a whole river of fish.
  • They need space: forests, meadows, and streams with a buffet.

Family: Polar bears.

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

1.50 m

Grizzly Bear to scale

Grizzly Bear

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.

Grizzly Bear270 kg

Can stand taller than a classroom door on its hind legs.

Ankylosaurus

1.70 m · 6,000 kg

Ankylosaurus is giant. 6,000 kg.

Grizzly Bear

1.50 m · 270 kg

Grizzly Bear is big. 270 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: Five-knife paws
  • Armor: Shoulder hump
  • Senses: Nose of the year.

Grizzly Bear · labeled field diagram

Ankylosaurus150 psi bite
Grizzly Bear1200 psi bite

Ankylosaurus

Tail-club sledge

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

Grizzly Bear

Five-knife paws

Tool: five-knife paws. Bite: 1,200 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Ankylosaurus
10 km/h
Grizzly Bear
56 km/h
Ankylosaurus10 km/h
Grizzly Bear56 km/h

Ankylosaurus

10 km/h

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

Grizzly Bear

56 km/h

Grizzly Bear 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
AnkylosaurusGrizzly BearBoth

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.

Grizzly Bear

This is home · Lives in North America

Grizzly Bear lives in places like forest.

No. Ankylosaurus and Grizzly Bear 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.
Grizzly Bear
Plants and meat · Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Ankylosaurus

Plants · Grazer.

Low plants.

Grizzly Bear

Plants and meat · Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Berries, roots, moths, moose, and a whole river of fish.

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
Grizzly Bear
Lives alone
Ankylosaurus8 grit /10
Grizzly Bear9 grit /10

Ankylosaurus

Lives alone

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

Grizzly Bear

Lives alone

Wants space. Grit: 9/10.

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
Grizzly Bear
7/10
Ankylosaurus2 brains /10
Grizzly Bear7 brains /10

Ankylosaurus

2/10

Low to the ground.

Grizzly Bear

7/10

Nose of the year.

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
Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos horribilis

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Other ankylosaurs and nodosaurs — the armored dinosaur club.

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

Polar bears.

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
Grizzly Bear
Salmon-Swipe Charge

Ankylosaurus

Low-Profile Club

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

Grizzly Bear

Salmon-Swipe Charge

They can outrun a horse for a short, extremely convincing burst.

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 · Grizzly Bear 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

Grizzly Bear runs first. Ankylosaurus does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Ankylosaurus is heavier. Grizzly Bear uses five-knife paws. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Ankylosaurus tries the Low-Profile Club. Grizzly Bear tries the Salmon-Swipe Charge. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Ankylosaurus!

A STOMP · UNDERDOG

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

On forest, Ankylosaurus wins. Ankylosaurus is a lot heavier. Grizzly Bear 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 3 · Grizzly Bear 4 · ties 1.

Your card: Ankylosaurus 0 · Grizzly Bear 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.

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