WHO WILL WIN?
Crocodile
SNAP-HISSS
Grizzly Bear
WOOF-ROAR
THE SETUP

Crocodile vs Grizzly Bear

Crocodile
Crocodile
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear

Pretend a crocodile and a grizzly bear meet in river country. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

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

Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus · A living fossil with a trapdoor mouth.

Crocodile
Home
African rivers · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Crocodile is big.

Wait like a log.

Pressure sensors in the skin feel a ripple.

Explosive from zero.

  • Crocodile is big and not very fast.
  • Fish, mammals, birds — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the menu.
  • They wait like logs.

Family: Alligators, caimans, and dinosaurs' old roommates, the archosaurs.

Corner B

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis · A mountain with claws and a short temper.

Grizzly Bear
Home
North American mountains and rivers · Lives in North America
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Grizzly Bear is big.

Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Nose of the year.

Wants space.

  • Grizzly Bear is big and fast.
  • Berries, roots, moths, moose, and a whole river of fish.
  • They need space: forests, meadows, and streams with a buffet.

Family: Polar bears.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.70 m

Crocodile to scale

Crocodile

1.50 m

Grizzly Bear to scale

Grizzly Bear

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

Crocodile500 kg

Can stretch longer than a pickup truck.

Grizzly Bear270 kg

Can stand taller than a classroom door on its hind legs.

Crocodile

0.70 m · 500 kg

Crocodile is big. 500 kg.

Grizzly Bear

1.50 m · 270 kg

Grizzly Bear is big. 270 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: The planet's hardest chomp
  • Armor: Bony osteoderm shield
  • Senses: Pressure sensors in the skin feel a ripple.

Crocodile · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Five-knife paws
  • Armor: Shoulder hump
  • Senses: Nose of the year.

Grizzly Bear · labeled field diagram

Crocodile3700 psi bite
Grizzly Bear1200 psi bite

Crocodile

The planet's hardest chomp

Tool: the planet's hardest chomp. Bite: 3,700 psi.

Grizzly Bear

Five-knife paws

Tool: five-knife paws. Bite: 1,200 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Crocodile
32 km/h
Grizzly Bear
56 km/h
Crocodile32 km/h
Grizzly Bear56 km/h

Crocodile

32 km/h

Crocodile can go 32 km/h. That is not very fast.

Grizzly Bear

56 km/h

Grizzly Bear can go 56 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 river country. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
CrocodileGrizzly BearBoth

Meeting biome: river country. Colored land is where each animal actually lives.

Crocodile

This is home · Lives in Africa

Crocodile lives in places like river country.

Grizzly Bear

This is home · Lives in North America

Grizzly Bear lives in places like river country.

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Crocodile
Meat · Wait like a log.
Grizzly Bear
Plants and meat · Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Crocodile

Meat · Wait like a log.

Fish, mammals, birds — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the menu.

Grizzly Bear

Plants and meat · Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Berries, roots, moths, moose, and a whole river of fish.

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.

Crocodile
Lives alone
Grizzly Bear
Lives alone
Crocodile8 grit /10
Grizzly Bear9 grit /10

Crocodile

Lives alone

Explosive from zero. Grit: 8/10.

Grizzly Bear

Lives alone

Wants space. 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?

Crocodile
4/10
Grizzly Bear
7/10
Crocodile4 brains /10
Grizzly Bear7 brains /10

Crocodile

4/10

Pressure sensors in the skin feel a ripple.

Grizzly Bear

7/10

Nose of the year.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos horribilis

Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Alligators, caimans, and dinosaurs' old roommates, the archosaurs.

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

Polar bears.

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?

Crocodile
Death-Roll Remix
Grizzly Bear
Salmon-Swipe Charge

Crocodile

Death-Roll Remix

If it grabs you, it spins.

Grizzly Bear

Salmon-Swipe Charge

They can outrun a horse for a short, extremely convincing burst.

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: Crocodile 0 · Grizzly Bear 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

Grizzly Bear runs first. Crocodile does not race. They wait in river country.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Crocodile is heavier. Grizzly Bear uses five-knife paws. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Crocodile tries the Death-Roll Remix. Grizzly Bear tries the Salmon-Swipe Charge. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Crocodile!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On river country, Crocodile wins. Crocodile's the planet's hardest chomp helps more. Grizzly Bear 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: Crocodile 5 · Grizzly Bear 3.

Your card: Crocodile 0 · Grizzly Bear 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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