WHO WILL WIN?
Carnotaurus
SNARL-HORN
Peacock
KAA-YOWL
THE SETUP

Carnotaurus vs Peacock

Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus
Peacock
Peacock

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

Would they meet?

No. Carnotaurus and Peacock 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

Peacock

Pavo cristatus · A walking fireworks show with spurs.

Peacock
Home
Indian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives in a flock
Size
Peacock is small.

Bug and seed pecker.

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Show-off until startled, then a surprisingly mean kick.

  • Peacock is small and not very fast.
  • Seeds, insects, small reptiles.
  • Forest edges and open ground where a tail that big can actually.

Family: Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

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

1.10 m

Peacock to scale

Peacock

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.

Peacock5 kg

Light as a cat, longer than a broom when the train is fully extra.

Carnotaurus

2.5 m · 1,400 kg

Carnotaurus is huge. 1,400 kg.

Peacock

1.10 m · 5 kg

Peacock is small. 5 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: Leg spurs
  • Armor: Dazzle display
  • Senses: They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Peacock · labeled field diagram

Carnotaurus1500 psi bite
Peacock20 psi bite

Carnotaurus

Horned skull plus a meat-slicer jaw

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

Peacock

Leg spurs

Tool: leg spurs. Bite: 20 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
Peacock
16 km/h
Carnotaurus48 km/h
Peacock16 km/h

Carnotaurus

48 km/h

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

Peacock

16 km/h

Peacock can go 16 km/h. That is not 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
CarnotaurusPeacockBoth

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.

Peacock

Can handle it · Lives in Asia

Peacock's home is the indian forests, not grassland.

No. Carnotaurus and Peacock 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.
Peacock
Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Carnotaurus

Meat · Sprint hunter of Patagonia.

Medium plant-eaters on South American plains.

Peacock

Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Seeds, insects, small reptiles.

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
Peacock
Lives in a flock
Carnotaurus7 grit /10
Peacock4 grit /10

Carnotaurus

Lives alone

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

Peacock

Lives in a flock

Show-off until startled, then a surprisingly mean kick. Grit: 4/10.

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
Peacock
4/10
Carnotaurus4 brains /10
Peacock4 brains /10

Carnotaurus

4/10

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

Peacock

4/10

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

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
Peacock
Pavo cristatus

Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus sastrei

Abelisaurids like Abelisaurus and Majungasaurus.

Peacock

Pavo cristatus

Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

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
Peacock
Train Fan Blast

Carnotaurus

Patagonia Sprint Horns

The tail and legs look built for speed.

Peacock

Train Fan Blast

The train rattles, the eyespots shimmer, and everybody forgets what they were doing.

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 · Peacock 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Carnotaurus is heavier. Peacock uses leg spurs. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Carnotaurus tries the Patagonia Sprint Horns. Peacock tries the Train Fan Blast. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Carnotaurus!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Carnotaurus wins. Carnotaurus likes grassland more. Peacock 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 7 · Peacock 0 · ties 1.

Your card: Carnotaurus 0 · Peacock 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 · Peacock

The victory dance. Extra feathers. Extra drama.

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