WHO WILL WIN?
Carnotaurus
SNARL-HORN
Zebra
BRAY-YIP
THE SETUP

Carnotaurus vs Zebra

Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus
Zebra
Zebra

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

Would they meet?

No. Carnotaurus and Zebra 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

Zebra

Equus quagga · A living barcode with a mule's kick.

Zebra
Home
African grassland · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Zebra is big.

Grazer.

Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Nervy and brave in a group.

  • Zebra is big and fast.
  • Grass, grass, and more grass.
  • They roam with wildebeest in giant, noisy neighborhoods on the move.

Family: Horses and donkeys.

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

1.40 m

Zebra to scale

Zebra

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.

Zebra350 kg

About the size of a small horse that learned martial arts.

Carnotaurus

2.5 m · 1,400 kg

Carnotaurus is huge. 1,400 kg.

Zebra

1.40 m · 350 kg

Zebra is big. 350 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: Rear-leg thunder kick
  • Armor: Dazzle stripes
  • Senses: Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Zebra · labeled field diagram

Carnotaurus1500 psi bite
Zebra300 psi bite

Carnotaurus

Horned skull plus a meat-slicer jaw

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

Zebra

Rear-leg thunder kick

Tool: rear-leg thunder kick. 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?

Carnotaurus
48 km/h
Zebra
65 km/h
Carnotaurus48 km/h
Zebra65 km/h

Carnotaurus

48 km/h

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

Zebra

65 km/h

Zebra can go 65 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
CarnotaurusZebraBoth

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.

Zebra

This is home · Lives in Africa

Zebra lives in places like grassland.

No. Carnotaurus and Zebra 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.
Zebra
Plants · Grazer.

Carnotaurus

Meat · Sprint hunter of Patagonia.

Medium plant-eaters on South American plains.

Zebra

Plants · Grazer.

Grass, grass, and more grass.

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
Zebra
Lives in a herd
Carnotaurus7 grit /10
Zebra7 grit /10

Carnotaurus

Lives alone

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

Zebra

Lives in a herd

Nervy and brave in a group. Grit: 7/10.

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
Zebra
5/10
Carnotaurus4 brains /10
Zebra5 brains /10

Carnotaurus

4/10

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

Zebra

5/10

Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

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
Zebra
Equus quagga

Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus sastrei

Abelisaurids like Abelisaurus and Majungasaurus.

Zebra

Equus quagga

Horses and donkeys.

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
Zebra
Zigzag Stampede

Carnotaurus

Patagonia Sprint Horns

The tail and legs look built for speed.

Zebra

Zigzag Stampede

Zebras do not run in a straight line.

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 · Zebra 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Carnotaurus is heavier. Zebra uses rear-leg thunder kick. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Carnotaurus tries the Patagonia Sprint Horns. Zebra tries the Zigzag Stampede. 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 is a lot heavier. Zebra 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 3 · Zebra 2 · ties 3.

Your card: Carnotaurus 0 · Zebra 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.

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