HOOT-PANT
Chimpanzee
The tool-using cousin with a wild side.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Chimpanzee vs Meerkat
Tonight's science rumble is set in a giant zoo clearing at high noon. No snacks were harmed.
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Chimps share about 98% of their DNA with humans.
Fruit first, plus insects, leaves, and sometimes meat. Flexible eaters.
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
Meerkats have dark eye patches that work like built-in sunglasses.
Insects, scorpions, eggs, and the occasional lizard. They even eat venomous scorpions.
Who do YOU think wins?
CHK-CHK-ALARM
Meerkat
The smallest fighter with the biggest sentry energy.
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