WHO WILL WIN?
Brachiosaurus
HOOOOONK
Llama
HUM-PFFT
THE SETUP

Brachiosaurus vs Llama

Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Llama
Llama

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

Would they meet?

No. Brachiosaurus and Llama 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

Llama

Lama glama · A woolly sentry with a spit-screen special.

Llama
Home
Andean highlands · Lives in South America
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Llama is medium.

Grazer of high country.

Mountain eyes.

Sassy pack animal.

  • Llama is medium and fast.
  • Grass and hay.
  • Mountains and farms.

Family: Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

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

1.80 m

Llama to scale

Llama

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.

Llama150 kg

As tall as a grown-up at the head, with a face that has opinions.

Brachiosaurus

12.0 m · 35,000 kg

Brachiosaurus is giant. 35,000 kg.

Llama

1.80 m · 150 kg

Llama is medium. 150 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: Neck smack plus kick
  • Armor: Wool buffer
  • Senses: Mountain eyes.

Llama · labeled field diagram

Brachiosaurus80 psi bite
Llama80 psi bite

Brachiosaurus

Column legs plus a neck crane

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

Llama

Neck smack plus kick

Tool: neck smack plus kick. Bite: 80 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
Llama
40 km/h
Brachiosaurus10 km/h
Llama40 km/h

Brachiosaurus

10 km/h

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

Llama

40 km/h

Llama can go 40 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
BrachiosaurusLlamaBoth

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.

Llama

Not their home · Lives in South America

Llama's home is the andean highlands, not grassland.

No. Brachiosaurus and Llama 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.
Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.

Brachiosaurus

Plants · Does not hunt.

High browse: conifers and other tall plants.

Llama

Plants · Grazer of high country.

Grass and hay.

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
Llama
Lives in a herd
Brachiosaurus6 grit /10
Llama6 grit /10

Brachiosaurus

Lives in a herd

Calm until it steps. Grit: 6/10.

Llama

Lives in a herd

Sassy pack animal. Grit: 6/10.

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
Llama
5/10
Brachiosaurus2 brains /10
Llama5 brains /10

Brachiosaurus

2/10

A watchtower head.

Llama

5/10

Mountain eyes.

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
Llama
Lama glama

Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus altithorax

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

Llama

Lama glama

Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

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
Llama
Spit Screen

Brachiosaurus

Sky-Salad Stomp

It did not need fangs.

Llama

Spit Screen

The 'spit' is partly stomach juice.

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 · Llama 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Brachiosaurus is heavier. Llama uses neck smack plus kick. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Brachiosaurus tries the Sky-Salad Stomp. Llama tries the Spit Screen. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Brachiosaurus!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Brachiosaurus wins. Brachiosaurus likes grassland more. Llama 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 5 · Llama 3.

Your card: Brachiosaurus 0 · Llama 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 · Llama

Llama Drama — a tiny movie about a fence and a very committed llama.

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