WHO WILL WIN?
Brachiosaurus
HOOOOONK
Lion
ROOOAR
THE SETUP

Brachiosaurus vs Lion

Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Lion
Lion

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

Would they meet?

No. Brachiosaurus and Lion 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

Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus altithorax · A living watchtower that ate the upstairs leaves.

Brachiosaurus
Home
Late Jurassic woodlands of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Brachiosaurus is giant.

Does not hunt.

A watchtower head.

Calm until it steps.

  • Brachiosaurus is giant and slow.
  • High browse: conifers and other tall plants.
  • Late Jurassic North America, sharing the Morrison world with Allosaurus and Stegosaurus.

Family: Other sauropods: Giraffatitan (the African look-alike), Camarasaurus, and the whole long-neck family.

Corner B

Lion

Panthera leo · The mane event.

Lion
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Lives in a team
Size
Lion is medium.

Lionesses stalk and rush as a team.

Night vision and a roar you can hear for kilometers.

Bold on home grass.

  • Lion is medium and very fast.
  • Lions hunt antelope, zebra, and even buffalo — usually as a team.
  • Lions love open grass country where they can stalk in plain sight.

Family: Tiger, leopard, jaguar, and your house cat (very, very distant cousin).

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

12.0 m

Brachiosaurus to scale

Brachiosaurus

1.20 m

Lion to scale

Lion

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

Brachiosaurus35,000 kg

Head as high as a four-story building. Heavier than four African elephants stacked in a science dream.

Lion190 kg

About as heavy as two grown-up humans stacked together.

Brachiosaurus

12.0 m · 35,000 kg

Brachiosaurus is giant. 35,000 kg.

Lion

1.20 m · 190 kg

Lion is medium. 190 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: Column legs plus a neck crane
  • Armor: A body the size of a house
  • Senses: A watchtower head.

Brachiosaurus · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Retractable meat hooks
  • Armor: Neck-guard mane
  • Senses: Night vision and a roar you can hear for kilometers.

Lion · labeled field diagram

Brachiosaurus80 psi bite
Lion650 psi bite

Brachiosaurus

Column legs plus a neck crane

Tool: column legs plus a neck crane. Bite: 80 psi.

Lion

Retractable meat hooks

Tool: retractable meat hooks. Bite: 650 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Brachiosaurus
10 km/h
Lion
80 km/h
Brachiosaurus10 km/h
Lion80 km/h

Brachiosaurus

10 km/h

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

Lion

80 km/h

Lion can go 80 km/h. That is 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 grassland. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
BrachiosaurusLionBoth

Meeting biome: grassland. Colored land is fossil range for dinosaurs and living range for zoo animals.

Brachiosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Brachiosaurus lives in places like grassland.

Lion

This is home · Lives in Africa

Lion lives in places like grassland.

No. Brachiosaurus and Lion did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Brachiosaurus
Plants · Does not hunt.
Lion
Meat · Lionesses stalk and rush as a team.

Brachiosaurus

Plants · Does not hunt.

High browse: conifers and other tall plants.

Lion

Meat · Lionesses stalk and rush as a team.

Lions hunt antelope, zebra, and even buffalo — usually as a team.

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.

Brachiosaurus
Lives in a herd
Lion
Lives in a team
Brachiosaurus6 grit /10
Lion9 grit /10

Brachiosaurus

Lives in a herd

Calm until it steps. Grit: 6/10.

Lion

Lives in a team

Bold on home grass. 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?

Brachiosaurus
2/10
Lion
7/10
Brachiosaurus2 brains /10
Lion7 brains /10

Brachiosaurus

2/10

A watchtower head.

Lion

7/10

Night vision and a roar you can hear for kilometers.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus altithorax
Lion
Panthera leo

Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus altithorax

Other sauropods: Giraffatitan (the African look-alike), Camarasaurus, and the whole long-neck family.

Lion

Panthera leo

Tiger, leopard, jaguar, and your house cat (very, very distant cousin).

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?

Brachiosaurus
Sky-Salad Stomp
Lion
Pride Roar Stun

Brachiosaurus

Sky-Salad Stomp

It did not need fangs.

Lion

Pride Roar Stun

A lion's roar can travel 8 kilometers.

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: Brachiosaurus 0 · Lion 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Lion runs first. Brachiosaurus does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Brachiosaurus is heavier. Lion uses retractable meat hooks. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Brachiosaurus tries the Sky-Salad Stomp. Lion tries the Pride Roar Stun. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Brachiosaurus!

A STOMP · UNDERDOG

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

On grassland, Brachiosaurus wins. Brachiosaurus is a lot heavier. Lion 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: Brachiosaurus 2 · Lion 4 · ties 2.

Your card: Brachiosaurus 0 · Lion 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 · Lion

The champ works the camera. Mane: present. Dignity: optional.

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