WHO WILL WIN?
Ankylosaurus
CLUB-THUD
King Cobra
HISS-HOOD
THE SETUP

Ankylosaurus vs King Cobra

Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus
King Cobra
King Cobra

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

Would they meet?

No. Ankylosaurus and King Cobra 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

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah · The tallest snake, with a hood like a warning sign.

King Cobra
Home
Asian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
King Cobra is small.

Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.

Heat and chemical trail.

Alert, not cartoon-mean.

  • King Cobra is small and not very fast.
  • Mostly other snakes.
  • Dense forest and bamboo, where a long warning hiss carries.

Family: Other cobras and mambas — the elapid family of front-fanged specialists.

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

0.50 m

King Cobra to scale

King Cobra

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.

King Cobra7 kg

Can stretch longer than a pickup truck, but no thicker than a grown-up's arm.

Ankylosaurus

1.70 m · 6,000 kg

Ankylosaurus is giant. 6,000 kg.

King Cobra

0.50 m · 7 kg

King Cobra is small. 7 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: Hood-high venom fangs
  • Armor: Scale slicker
  • Senses: Heat and chemical trail.

King Cobra · labeled field diagram

Ankylosaurus150 psi bite
King Cobra100 psi bite

Ankylosaurus

Tail-club sledge

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

King Cobra

Hood-high venom fangs

Tool: hood-high venom fangs. Bite: 100 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
King Cobra
18 km/h
Ankylosaurus10 km/h
King Cobra18 km/h

Ankylosaurus

10 km/h

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

King Cobra

18 km/h

King Cobra can go 18 km/h. That is not very 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
AnkylosaurusKing CobraBoth

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.

King Cobra

This is home · Lives in Asia

King Cobra lives in places like forest.

No. Ankylosaurus and King Cobra 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.
King Cobra
Meat · Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.

Ankylosaurus

Plants · Grazer.

Low plants.

King Cobra

Meat · Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.

Mostly other snakes.

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
King Cobra
Lives alone
Ankylosaurus8 grit /10
King Cobra8 grit /10

Ankylosaurus

Lives alone

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

King Cobra

Lives alone

Alert, not cartoon-mean. Grit: 8/10.

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
King Cobra
5/10
Ankylosaurus2 brains /10
King Cobra5 brains /10

Ankylosaurus

2/10

Low to the ground.

King Cobra

5/10

Heat and chemical trail.

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
King Cobra
Ophiophagus hannah

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Other ankylosaurs and nodosaurs — the armored dinosaur club.

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Other cobras and mambas — the elapid family of front-fanged specialists.

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
King Cobra
Wobble Venom Warning

Ankylosaurus

Low-Profile Club

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

King Cobra

Wobble Venom Warning

One bite can make a huge animal feel wobbly and want a very long nap.

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 · King Cobra 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

King Cobra runs first. Ankylosaurus does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Ankylosaurus is heavier. King Cobra uses hood-high venom fangs. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Ankylosaurus tries the Low-Profile Club. King Cobra tries the Wobble Venom Warning. 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. King Cobra 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 2 · King Cobra 5 · ties 1.

Your card: Ankylosaurus 0 · King Cobra 0.

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

Send this fight

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