WHO WILL WIN?
Baboon
WAHOO-BARK
Warthog
GRUNT-SQUEE
THE SETUP

Baboon vs Warthog

Baboon
Baboon
Warthog
Warthog

Pretend a baboon and a warthog meet in grassland. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

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

Baboon

Papio anubis · A troop-tough primate with serious canine teeth.

Baboon
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Baboon is small.

Omnivore troop.

Sharp eyes on the ground.

Bold, loud, and political.

  • Baboon is small and fast.
  • Fruit, grass, insects, and the occasional small animal.
  • Open country with cliffs for sleeping.

Family: Mandrills and geladas — the big-monkey cousin group.

Corner B

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus · A tusked sprinter who reverse-parks into burrows.

Warthog
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives with family
Size
Warthog is medium.

Rooter.

A snout for bulbs and danger.

Looks comic, fights like a small rhino with opinions.

  • Warthog is medium and fast.
  • Grass, roots, and leftovers.
  • Open woodland with aardvark burrows for rent.

Family: Pigs and wild boar.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.70 m

Baboon to scale

Baboon

0.70 m

Warthog to scale

Warthog

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

Baboon30 kg

About as heavy as a first-grader who lifts.

Warthog80 kg

About as heavy as a big dog, with a tail that flags like an antenna.

Baboon

0.70 m · 30 kg

Baboon is small. 30 kg.

Warthog

0.70 m · 80 kg

Warthog is medium. 80 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: Dagger canines
  • Armor: Troop backup
  • Senses: Sharp eyes on the ground.

Baboon · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Curved tusks
  • Armor: Facial warts
  • Senses: A snout for bulbs and danger.

Warthog · labeled field diagram

Baboon800 psi bite
Warthog300 psi bite

Baboon

Dagger canines

Tool: dagger canines. Bite: 800 psi.

Warthog

Curved tusks

Tool: curved tusks. Bite: 300 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Baboon
45 km/h
Warthog
55 km/h
Baboon45 km/h
Warthog55 km/h

Baboon

45 km/h

Baboon can go 45 km/h. That is fast.

Warthog

55 km/h

Warthog can go 55 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 grassland. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
BaboonWarthogBoth

Meeting biome: grassland. Colored land is where each animal actually lives.

Baboon

This is home · Lives in Africa

Baboon lives in places like grassland.

Warthog

This is home · Lives in Africa

Warthog lives in places like grassland.

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Baboon
Plants and meat · Omnivore troop.
Warthog
Plants and meat · Rooter.

Baboon

Plants and meat · Omnivore troop.

Fruit, grass, insects, and the occasional small animal.

Warthog

Plants and meat · Rooter.

Grass, roots, and leftovers.

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.

Baboon
Hunts with a pack
Warthog
Lives with family
Baboon8 grit /10
Warthog8 grit /10

Baboon

Hunts with a pack

Bold, loud, and political. Grit: 8/10.

Warthog

Lives with family

Looks comic, fights like a small rhino with opinions. 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?

Baboon
8/10
Warthog
5/10
Baboon8 brains /10
Warthog5 brains /10

Baboon

8/10

Sharp eyes on the ground.

Warthog

5/10

A snout for bulbs and danger.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Baboon
Papio anubis
Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus

Baboon

Papio anubis

Mandrills and geladas — the big-monkey cousin group.

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Pigs and wild boar.

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?

Baboon
Alarm-Bark Charge
Warthog
Tail-Up Reverse Park

Baboon

Alarm-Bark Charge

They spot leopards from a long way off, shout the news, and sometimes mob the threat.

Warthog

Tail-Up Reverse Park

They run into dens backward so tusks face the door.

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: Baboon 0 · Warthog 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Warthog runs first. Baboon does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Warthog is heavier. Baboon uses dagger canines. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Baboon tries the Alarm-Bark Charge. Warthog tries the Tail-Up Reverse Park. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Warthog!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On grassland, Warthog wins. Warthog is a lot heavier. Baboon 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: Baboon 1 · Warthog 2 · ties 5.

Your card: Baboon 0 · Warthog 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.

Victory lap · Warthog

Snack with tusks. The look is the point.

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