WHO WILL WIN?
Elephant
BRAAAAAMP
Grizzly Bear
WOOF-ROAR
THE SETUP

Elephant vs Grizzly Bear

Elephant
Elephant
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear

Pretend a elephant and a grizzly bear 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

Elephant

Loxodonta africana · The walking earthquake.

Elephant
Home
African savanna and woodland · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants
Group
Lives with family
Size
Elephant is giant.

Does not hunt.

Hears thunder through its feet.

Usually calm.

  • Elephant is giant and fast.
  • Elephants munch 150 kg of plants a day.
  • They roam huge distances and remember watering holes for decades.

Family: Mammoths (extinct) and, surprisingly, manatees way back in the family tree.

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

3.2 m

Elephant to scale

Elephant

1.50 m

Grizzly Bear to scale

Grizzly Bear

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

Elephant6,000 kg

As heavy as a school bus. Yes, really.

Grizzly Bear270 kg

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

Elephant

3.2 m · 6,000 kg

Elephant is giant. 6,000 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: Ivory battering rams
  • Armor: Tank-thick hide
  • Senses: Hears thunder through its feet.

Elephant · labeled field diagram

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

Grizzly Bear · labeled field diagram

Elephant800 psi bite
Grizzly Bear1200 psi bite

Elephant

Ivory battering rams

Tool: ivory battering rams. Bite: 800 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?

Elephant
40 km/h
Grizzly Bear
56 km/h
Elephant40 km/h
Grizzly Bear56 km/h

Elephant

40 km/h

Elephant can go 40 km/h. That is 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 forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
ElephantGrizzly BearBoth

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

Elephant

This is home · Lives in Africa

Elephant lives in places like forest.

Grizzly Bear

This is home · Lives in North America

Grizzly Bear 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?

Elephant
Plants · Does not hunt.
Grizzly Bear
Plants and meat · Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Elephant

Plants · Does not hunt.

Elephants munch 150 kg of plants a day.

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.

Elephant
Lives with family
Grizzly Bear
Lives alone
Elephant7 grit /10
Grizzly Bear9 grit /10

Elephant

Lives with family

Usually calm. Grit: 7/10.

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?

Elephant
8/10
Grizzly Bear
7/10
Elephant8 brains /10
Grizzly Bear7 brains /10

Elephant

8/10

Hears thunder through its feet.

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?

Elephant
Loxodonta africana
Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos horribilis

Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Mammoths (extinct) and, surprisingly, manatees way back in the family tree.

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?

Elephant
Trunk Sling + Trumpet Blast
Grizzly Bear
Salmon-Swipe Charge

Elephant

Trunk Sling + Trumpet Blast

The trunk has about 40,000 muscles.

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: Elephant 0 · Grizzly Bear 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

Grizzly Bear runs first. Elephant does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Elephant tries the Trunk Sling + Trumpet Blast. 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

Elephant!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Elephant wins. Elephant is a lot heavier. 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: Elephant 4 · Grizzly Bear 3 · ties 1.

Your card: Elephant 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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