WHO WILL WIN?
Eagle
KLEEK-KIK
Lemur
MEOW-HOWL
THE SETUP

Eagle vs Lemur

Eagle
Eagle
Lemur
Lemur

Pretend a eagle and a lemur meet in forest. 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

Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus · A sky hammer with talons like grappling hooks.

Eagle
Home
North American coasts and lakes · Lives in North America
Food
Meat
Group
Lives in twos
Size
Eagle is small.

Stoop from the sky.

Vision that turns a fish into a target from way up.

Patient flyer.

  • Eagle is small and very fast.
  • Fish first, plus water birds and carrion.
  • Tall trees near water, with nests the size of small cars.

Family: Hawks and kites.

Corner B

Lemur

Lemur catta · A striped-tail spring with a lot of opinions.

Lemur
Home
Madagascar forests · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Lemur is tiny.

Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1.

  • Lemur is tiny and not very fast.
  • Fruit, leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
  • They live on the ground more than most lemurs, touring Madagascar in noisy troops.

Family: Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.90 m

Eagle to scale

Eagle

0.45 m

Lemur to scale

Lemur

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

Eagle6 kg

About as heavy as a bag of flour, with a wingspan wider than a grown-up's armspan.

Lemur3 kg

About as heavy as a pineapple with a very extra tail.

Eagle

0.90 m · 6 kg

Eagle is small. 6 kg.

Lemur

0.45 m · 3 kg

Lemur is tiny. 3 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: Locking talons
  • Armor: Stoop speed
  • Senses: Vision that turns a fish into a target from way up.

Eagle · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Tooth comb + leap
  • Armor: Stink-fencing
  • Senses: Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

Lemur · labeled field diagram

Eagle400 psi bite
Lemur40 psi bite

Eagle

Locking talons

Tool: locking talons. Bite: 400 psi.

Lemur

Tooth comb + leap

Tool: tooth comb + leap. Bite: 40 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Eagle
80 km/h
Lemur
20 km/h
Eagle80 km/h
Lemur20 km/h

Eagle

80 km/h

Eagle can go 80 km/h. That is very fast.

Lemur

20 km/h

Lemur can go 20 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 forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
EagleLemurBoth

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

Eagle

This is home · Lives in North America

Eagle lives in places like forest.

Lemur

This is home · Lives in Africa

Lemur lives in places like forest.

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?

Eagle
Meat · Stoop from the sky.
Lemur
Plants and meat · Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Eagle

Meat · Stoop from the sky.

Fish first, plus water birds and carrion.

Lemur

Plants and meat · Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Fruit, leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.

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.

Eagle
Lives in twos
Lemur
Hunts with a pack
Eagle7 grit /10
Lemur5 grit /10

Eagle

Lives in twos

Patient flyer. Grit: 7/10.

Lemur

Hunts with a pack

Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1. Grit: 5/10.

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?

Eagle
6/10
Lemur
6/10
Eagle6 brains /10
Lemur6 brains /10

Eagle

6/10

Vision that turns a fish into a target from way up.

Lemur

6/10

Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Lemur
Lemur catta

Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Hawks and kites.

Lemur

Lemur catta

Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.

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?

Eagle
Dive-Bomb Snatch
Lemur
Sunbeam Sprint

Eagle

Dive-Bomb Snatch

They drop, snatch, and climb.

Lemur

Sunbeam Sprint

Ring-tailed lemurs sunbathe like yoga class, then bounce off like popcorn.

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: Eagle 0 · Lemur 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Eagle runs first. Lemur does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Eagle is heavier. Lemur uses tooth comb + leap. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Eagle tries the Dive-Bomb Snatch. Lemur tries the Sunbeam Sprint. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Eagle!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Eagle wins. Eagle is a lot heavier. Lemur 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: Eagle 6 · Lemur 0 · ties 2.

Your card: Eagle 0 · Lemur 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.

Victory lap · Eagle

The stare. The beak. The national dramatic pause.

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