WHO WILL WIN?
Brachiosaurus
HOOOOONK
Warthog
GRUNT-SQUEE
THE SETUP

Brachiosaurus vs Warthog

Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Warthog
Warthog

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

Would they meet?

No. Brachiosaurus and Warthog 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

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

12.0 m

Brachiosaurus to scale

Brachiosaurus

0.70 m

Warthog to scale

Warthog

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.

Warthog80 kg

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

Brachiosaurus

12.0 m · 35,000 kg

Brachiosaurus is giant. 35,000 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: Column legs plus a neck crane
  • Armor: A body the size of a house
  • Senses: A watchtower head.

Brachiosaurus · labeled field diagram

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

Warthog · labeled field diagram

Brachiosaurus80 psi bite
Warthog300 psi bite

Brachiosaurus

Column legs plus a neck crane

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

Brachiosaurus
10 km/h
Warthog
55 km/h
Brachiosaurus10 km/h
Warthog55 km/h

Brachiosaurus

10 km/h

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

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
BrachiosaurusWarthogBoth

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.

Warthog

This is home · Lives in Africa

Warthog lives in places like grassland.

No. Brachiosaurus and Warthog 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.
Warthog
Plants and meat · Rooter.

Brachiosaurus

Plants · Does not hunt.

High browse: conifers and other tall plants.

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.

Brachiosaurus
Lives in a herd
Warthog
Lives with family
Brachiosaurus6 grit /10
Warthog8 grit /10

Brachiosaurus

Lives in a herd

Calm until it steps. Grit: 6/10.

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?

Brachiosaurus
2/10
Warthog
5/10
Brachiosaurus2 brains /10
Warthog5 brains /10

Brachiosaurus

2/10

A watchtower head.

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?

Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus altithorax
Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus

Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus altithorax

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

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?

Brachiosaurus
Sky-Salad Stomp
Warthog
Tail-Up Reverse Park

Brachiosaurus

Sky-Salad Stomp

It did not need fangs.

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: Brachiosaurus 0 · Warthog 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Brachiosaurus is heavier. Warthog uses curved tusks. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Brachiosaurus tries the Sky-Salad Stomp. 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

Brachiosaurus!

A STOMP · UNDERDOG

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

On grassland, Brachiosaurus wins. Brachiosaurus is a lot heavier. Warthog 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 3 · Warthog 4 · ties 1.

Your card: Brachiosaurus 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.

Also starring · Warthog

Snack with tusks. The look is the point.

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