WHO WILL WIN?
Ankylosaurus
CLUB-THUD
Peacock
KAA-YOWL
THE SETUP

Ankylosaurus vs Peacock

Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Peacock
Peacock

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

Would they meet?

No. Ankylosaurus and Peacock 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

Peacock

Pavo cristatus · A walking fireworks show with spurs.

Peacock
Home
Indian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives in a flock
Size
Peacock is small.

Bug and seed pecker.

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Show-off until startled, then a surprisingly mean kick.

  • Peacock is small and not very fast.
  • Seeds, insects, small reptiles.
  • Forest edges and open ground where a tail that big can actually.

Family: Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

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

1.10 m

Peacock to scale

Peacock

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.

Peacock5 kg

Light as a cat, longer than a broom when the train is fully extra.

Ankylosaurus

1.70 m · 6,000 kg

Ankylosaurus is giant. 6,000 kg.

Peacock

1.10 m · 5 kg

Peacock is small. 5 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: Leg spurs
  • Armor: Dazzle display
  • Senses: They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Peacock · labeled field diagram

Ankylosaurus150 psi bite
Peacock20 psi bite

Ankylosaurus

Tail-club sledge

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

Peacock

Leg spurs

Tool: leg spurs. Bite: 20 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
Peacock
16 km/h
Ankylosaurus10 km/h
Peacock16 km/h

Ankylosaurus

10 km/h

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

Peacock

16 km/h

Peacock can go 16 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
AnkylosaurusPeacockBoth

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.

Peacock

This is home · Lives in Asia

Peacock lives in places like forest.

No. Ankylosaurus and Peacock 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.
Peacock
Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Ankylosaurus

Plants · Grazer.

Low plants.

Peacock

Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Seeds, insects, small reptiles.

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
Peacock
Lives in a flock
Ankylosaurus8 grit /10
Peacock4 grit /10

Ankylosaurus

Lives alone

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

Peacock

Lives in a flock

Show-off until startled, then a surprisingly mean kick. Grit: 4/10.

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
Peacock
4/10
Ankylosaurus2 brains /10
Peacock4 brains /10

Ankylosaurus

2/10

Low to the ground.

Peacock

4/10

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

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
Peacock
Pavo cristatus

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Other ankylosaurs and nodosaurs — the armored dinosaur club.

Peacock

Pavo cristatus

Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

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
Peacock
Train Fan Blast

Ankylosaurus

Low-Profile Club

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

Peacock

Train Fan Blast

The train rattles, the eyespots shimmer, and everybody forgets what they were doing.

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 · Peacock 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Peacock 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. Peacock uses leg spurs. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Ankylosaurus tries the Low-Profile Club. Peacock tries the Train Fan Blast. 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 is a lot heavier. Peacock 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 5 · Peacock 2 · ties 1.

Your card: Ankylosaurus 0 · Peacock 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 · Peacock

The victory dance. Extra feathers. Extra drama.

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