WHO WILL WIN?
Capybara
CLICK-PURR
Llama
HUM-PFFT
THE SETUP

Capybara vs Llama

Capybara
Capybara
Llama
Llama

Pretend a capybara and a llama meet in the mountains. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Wild capybaras and llamas would not meet. We still look at the facts.

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

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris · The world's chillest giant rodent.

Capybara
Home
South American wetlands · Lives in South America
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Capybara is medium.

Grazer that swims like a sofa with a motor.

Eyes and nose just above the water.

Chill social potato.

  • Capybara is medium and not very fast.
  • Grasses and water plants.
  • Riverbanks where the whole friend group can soak and snack.

Family: Guinea pigs.

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

0.60 m

Capybara to scale

Capybara

1.80 m

Llama to scale

Llama

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

Capybara50 kg

About as heavy as a fifth-grader, shaped like a friendly ottoman.

Llama150 kg

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

Capybara

0.60 m · 50 kg

Capybara is medium. 50 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: Chisel teeth
  • Armor: Pond camouflage
  • Senses: Eyes and nose just above the water.

Capybara · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Neck smack plus kick
  • Armor: Wool buffer
  • Senses: Mountain eyes.

Llama · labeled field diagram

Capybara200 psi bite
Llama80 psi bite

Capybara

Chisel teeth

Tool: chisel teeth. Bite: 200 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?

Capybara
35 km/h
Llama
40 km/h
Capybara35 km/h
Llama40 km/h

Capybara

35 km/h

Capybara can go 35 km/h. That is not very fast.

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 the mountains. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
CapybaraLlamaBoth

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

Capybara

Not their home · Lives in South America

Capybara's home is the south american wetlands, not the mountains.

Llama

This is home · Lives in South America

Llama lives in places like the mountains.

No. Wild capybaras and llamas would not meet. We still look at the facts.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Capybara
Plants · Grazer that swims like a sofa with a motor.
Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.

Capybara

Plants · Grazer that swims like a sofa with a motor.

Grasses and water 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.

Capybara
Lives in a herd
Llama
Lives in a herd
Capybara4 grit /10
Llama6 grit /10

Capybara

Lives in a herd

Chill social potato. Grit: 4/10.

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?

Capybara
5/10
Llama
5/10
Capybara5 brains /10
Llama5 brains /10

Capybara

5/10

Eyes and nose just above the water.

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?

Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Llama
Lama glama

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Guinea pigs.

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?

Capybara
Splash Sit-In
Llama
Spit Screen

Capybara

Splash Sit-In

When trouble shows, they take the water.

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: Capybara 0 · Llama 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

Llama runs first. Capybara does not race. They wait in the mountains.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Llama is heavier. Capybara uses chisel teeth. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Capybara tries the Splash Sit-In. Llama tries the Spit Screen. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Llama!

A STOMP

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

On the mountains, Llama wins. Llama likes the mountains more. Capybara 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: Capybara 0 · Llama 7 · ties 1.

Your card: Capybara 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.

Victory lap · Llama

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

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