WHO WILL WIN?
Gazelle
SNORT-PRONK
Anteater
SNUFF-SLURP
THE SETUP

Gazelle vs Anteater

Gazelle
Gazelle
Anteater
Anteater

Pretend a gazelle and a anteater meet in grassland. 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

Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii · A spring with horns and a stotting hobby.

Gazelle
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Gazelle is small.

Grazer.

Side-set eyes for a wraparound view.

Nervous athlete.

  • Gazelle is small and very fast.
  • Short grass.
  • Open plains where a lookout and a sprint are the whole security system.

Family: Antelopes and impalas.

Corner B

Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla · A vacuum cleaner with wrecking-ball claws.

Anteater
Home
South American grassland and forest · Lives in South America
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Anteater is medium.

Ant specialist.

A nose that does the seeing.

Shy shredder.

  • Anteater is medium and fast.
  • Ants and termites.
  • Open woodland where mounds are the grocery store.

Family: Sloths and armadillos.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.70 m

Gazelle to scale

Gazelle

0.60 m

Anteater to scale

Anteater

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

Gazelle25 kg

About as heavy as a second-grader, twice as bouncy.

Anteater40 kg

About as heavy as a third-grader, mostly snout and tail.

Gazelle

0.70 m · 25 kg

Gazelle is small. 25 kg.

Anteater

0.60 m · 40 kg

Anteater is medium. 40 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: Lyre horns plus kick
  • Armor: Stotting bounce
  • Senses: Side-set eyes for a wraparound view.

Gazelle · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Hook claws
  • Armor: Bushy banner tail
  • Senses: A nose that does the seeing.

Anteater · labeled field diagram

Gazelle20 psi bite
Anteater20 psi bite

Gazelle

Lyre horns plus kick

Tool: lyre horns plus kick. Bite: 20 psi.

Anteater

Hook claws

Tool: hook claws. Bite: 20 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Gazelle
80 km/h
Anteater
50 km/h
Gazelle80 km/h
Anteater50 km/h

Gazelle

80 km/h

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

Anteater

50 km/h

Anteater can go 50 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
GazelleAnteaterBoth

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

Gazelle

This is home · Lives in Africa

Gazelle lives in places like grassland.

Anteater

This is home · Lives in South America

Anteater lives in places like grassland.

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?

Gazelle
Plants · Grazer.
Anteater
Meat · Ant specialist.

Gazelle

Plants · Grazer.

Short grass.

Anteater

Meat · Ant specialist.

Ants and termites.

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.

Gazelle
Lives in a herd
Anteater
Lives alone
Gazelle5 grit /10
Anteater6 grit /10

Gazelle

Lives in a herd

Nervous athlete. Grit: 5/10.

Anteater

Lives alone

Shy shredder. Grit: 6/10.

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?

Gazelle
5/10
Anteater
5/10
Gazelle5 brains /10
Anteater5 brains /10

Gazelle

5/10

Side-set eyes for a wraparound view.

Anteater

5/10

A nose that does the seeing.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

Antelopes and impalas.

Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Sloths and armadillos.

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?

Gazelle
Zigzag Pronk
Anteater
Termite-Can Opener

Gazelle

Zigzag Pronk

80 km/h plus sudden cuts.

Anteater

Termite-Can Opener

If cornered they rear up and slash.

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: Gazelle 0 · Anteater 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

Gazelle runs first. Anteater does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Anteater is heavier. Gazelle uses lyre horns plus kick. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Gazelle tries the Zigzag Pronk. Anteater tries the Termite-Can Opener. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Anteater!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On grassland, Anteater wins. Anteater's hook claws helps more. Gazelle 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: Gazelle 1 · Anteater 4 · ties 3.

Your card: Gazelle 0 · Anteater 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 · Anteater

Dinner is somewhere in that snout's zip code.

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