WHO WILL WIN?
Bison
SNORT-GRUNT
Wolf
AWOOOOO
THE SETUP

Bison vs Wolf

Bison
Bison
Wolf
Wolf

Pretend a bison and a wolf meet in grassland. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

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

Bison

Bison bison · A shaggy locomotive with horns.

Bison
Home
North American grassland · Lives in North America
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Bison is big.

Grazer.

Smell and hearing across open grass.

Looks like furniture until it runs.

  • Bison is big and fast.
  • Grass.
  • Wide plains where a herd can rumble the ground like weather.

Family: Yaks and cattle.

Corner B

Wolf

Canis lupus · Team captain of the wild.

Wolf
Home
Forests, tundra, and mountains · Lives in North America / Asia / Europe
Food
Meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Wolf is medium.

Team chasers.

Nose first, then ears.

Cautious and coordinated.

  • Wolf is medium and fast.
  • Deer, moose, hares — whatever the pack can out-think.
  • They roam huge territories and sing to keep the family map updated.

Family: Dogs.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

1.70 m

Bison to scale

Bison

0.85 m

Wolf to scale

Wolf

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

Bison700 kg

As heavy as a small car, with a haircut that never clocks out.

Wolf40 kg

Like a very large dog that skipped every obedience class on purpose.

Bison

1.70 m · 700 kg

Bison is big. 700 kg.

Wolf

0.85 m · 40 kg

Wolf is medium. 40 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: Headbutt horns
  • Armor: Woolly snowplow
  • Senses: Smell and hearing across open grass.

Bison · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Precision bone bite
  • Armor: Winter double-coat
  • Senses: Nose first, then ears.

Wolf · labeled field diagram

Bison200 psi bite
Wolf400 psi bite

Bison

Headbutt horns

Tool: headbutt horns. Bite: 200 psi.

Wolf

Precision bone bite

Tool: precision bone bite. Bite: 400 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Bison
55 km/h
Wolf
55 km/h
Bison55 km/h
Wolf55 km/h

Bison

55 km/h

Bison can go 55 km/h. That is fast.

Wolf

55 km/h

Wolf 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
BisonWolfBoth

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

Bison

This is home · Lives in North America

Bison lives in places like grassland.

Wolf

Can handle it · Lives in North America / Asia / Europe

Wolf's home is the forests, tundra, and mountains, not grassland.

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Bison
Plants · Grazer.
Wolf
Meat · Team chasers.

Bison

Plants · Grazer.

Grass.

Wolf

Meat · Team chasers.

Deer, moose, hares — whatever the pack can out-think.

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.

Bison
Lives in a herd
Wolf
Hunts with a pack
Bison8 grit /10
Wolf9 grit /10

Bison

Lives in a herd

Looks like furniture until it runs. Grit: 8/10.

Wolf

Hunts with a pack

Cautious and coordinated. 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?

Bison
4/10
Wolf
8/10
Bison4 brains /10
Wolf8 brains /10

Bison

4/10

Smell and hearing across open grass.

Wolf

8/10

Nose first, then ears.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Bison
Bison bison
Wolf
Canis lupus

Bison

Bison bison

Yaks and cattle.

Wolf

Canis lupus

Dogs.

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?

Bison
Prairie Freight Charge
Wolf
Pack-Howl Focus

Bison

Prairie Freight Charge

They look like furniture.

Wolf

Pack-Howl Focus

Even alone, a wolf thinks like a teammate.

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: Bison 0 · Wolf 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

Bison runs first. Wolf does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Bison is heavier. Wolf uses precision bone bite. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Bison tries the Prairie Freight Charge. Wolf tries the Pack-Howl Focus. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Bison!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Bison wins. Bison likes grassland more. Wolf 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: Bison 4 · Wolf 2 · ties 2.

Your card: Bison 0 · Wolf 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 · Bison

A good scratch after a hard rumble.

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