WHO WILL WIN?
Carnotaurus
SNARL-HORN
Hyena
WHOOP-HAHA
THE SETUP

Carnotaurus vs Hyena

Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus
Hyena
Hyena

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

Would they meet?

No. Carnotaurus and Hyena 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

Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus sastrei · Bull horns, tiny arms, and a sprinter's tail.

Carnotaurus
Home
Late Cretaceous plains of Patagonia · Lived in South America long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Carnotaurus is huge.

Sprint hunter of Patagonia.

A runner's kit: look, chase, bite.

A bull-headed sprinter.

  • Carnotaurus is huge and fast.
  • Medium plant-eaters on South American plains.
  • Late Cretaceous Argentina.

Family: Abelisaurids like Abelisaurus and Majungasaurus.

Corner B

Hyena

Crocuta crocuta · The bone-crunching comedian of the savanna.

Hyena
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Hyena is medium.

Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

Bold in a clan.

  • Hyena is medium and fast.
  • They hunt more than they scavenge.
  • Open grassland where clans can hear each other across the night.

Family: Not dogs.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

2.5 m

Carnotaurus to scale

Carnotaurus

0.85 m

Hyena to scale

Hyena

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

Carnotaurus1,400 kg

About as heavy as a small car, hip-tall as a doorway, with horns a bull would respect.

Hyena70 kg

About as heavy as a big dog that skipped every 'drop it' lesson.

Carnotaurus

2.5 m · 1,400 kg

Carnotaurus is huge. 1,400 kg.

Hyena

0.85 m · 70 kg

Hyena is medium. 70 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: Horned skull plus a meat-slicer jaw
  • Armor: Bumpy hide
  • Senses: A runner's kit: look, chase, bite.

Carnotaurus · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Bone-blender jaws
  • Armor: Scrappy stamina
  • Senses: Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

Hyena · labeled field diagram

Carnotaurus1500 psi bite
Hyena1100 psi bite

Carnotaurus

Horned skull plus a meat-slicer jaw

Tool: horned skull plus a meat-slicer jaw. Bite: 1,500 psi.

Hyena

Bone-blender jaws

Tool: bone-blender jaws. Bite: 1,100 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Carnotaurus
48 km/h
Hyena
60 km/h
Carnotaurus48 km/h
Hyena60 km/h

Carnotaurus

48 km/h

Carnotaurus can go 48 km/h. That is fast.

Hyena

60 km/h

Hyena can go 60 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
CarnotaurusHyenaBoth

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

Carnotaurus

This is home · Lived in South America long ago

Carnotaurus lives in places like grassland.

Hyena

This is home · Lives in Africa

Hyena lives in places like grassland.

No. Carnotaurus and Hyena did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Carnotaurus
Meat · Sprint hunter of Patagonia.
Hyena
Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

Carnotaurus

Meat · Sprint hunter of Patagonia.

Medium plant-eaters on South American plains.

Hyena

Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

They hunt more than they scavenge.

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.

Carnotaurus
Lives alone
Hyena
Hunts with a pack
Carnotaurus7 grit /10
Hyena9 grit /10

Carnotaurus

Lives alone

A bull-headed sprinter. Grit: 7/10.

Hyena

Hunts with a pack

Bold in a clan. 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?

Carnotaurus
4/10
Hyena
7/10
Carnotaurus4 brains /10
Hyena7 brains /10

Carnotaurus

4/10

A runner's kit: look, chase, bite.

Hyena

7/10

Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus sastrei
Hyena
Crocuta crocuta

Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus sastrei

Abelisaurids like Abelisaurus and Majungasaurus.

Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Not 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?

Carnotaurus
Patagonia Sprint Horns
Hyena
Whoop-and-Swarm

Carnotaurus

Patagonia Sprint Horns

The tail and legs look built for speed.

Hyena

Whoop-and-Swarm

The laugh is a call, not a joke.

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: Carnotaurus 0 · Hyena 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

Hyena runs first. Carnotaurus does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Carnotaurus is heavier. Hyena uses bone-blender jaws. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Carnotaurus tries the Patagonia Sprint Horns. Hyena tries the Whoop-and-Swarm. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Carnotaurus!

A STOMP · UNDERDOG

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

On grassland, Carnotaurus wins. Carnotaurus is a lot heavier. Hyena 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: Carnotaurus 2 · Hyena 3 · ties 3.

Your card: Carnotaurus 0 · Hyena 0.

The last page follows the whole animal — body plus home — not one bar chart.

Send this fight

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