WHO WILL WIN?
Gazelle
SNORT-PRONK
Llama
HUM-PFFT
THE SETUP

Gazelle vs Llama

Gazelle
Gazelle
Llama
Llama

Pretend a gazelle and a llama meet in grassland. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Wild gazelles and llamas would not meet. We still look at the facts.

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

Llama

Lama glama · A woolly sentry with a spit-screen special.

Llama
Home
Andean highlands · Lives in South America
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Llama is medium.

Grazer of high country.

Mountain eyes.

Sassy pack animal.

  • Llama is medium and fast.
  • Grass and hay.
  • Mountains and farms.

Family: Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

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

1.80 m

Llama to scale

Llama

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

Gazelle25 kg

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

Llama150 kg

As tall as a grown-up at the head, with a face that has opinions.

Gazelle

0.70 m · 25 kg

Gazelle is small. 25 kg.

Llama

1.80 m · 150 kg

Llama is medium. 150 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: Neck smack plus kick
  • Armor: Wool buffer
  • Senses: Mountain eyes.

Llama · labeled field diagram

Gazelle20 psi bite
Llama80 psi bite

Gazelle

Lyre horns plus kick

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

Llama

Neck smack plus kick

Tool: neck smack plus kick. Bite: 80 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
Llama
40 km/h
Gazelle80 km/h
Llama40 km/h

Gazelle

80 km/h

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

Llama

40 km/h

Llama can go 40 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
GazelleLlamaBoth

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

Gazelle

This is home · Lives in Africa

Gazelle lives in places like grassland.

Llama

Not their home · Lives in South America

Llama's home is the andean highlands, not grassland.

No. Wild gazelles and llamas would not meet. We still look at the facts.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Gazelle
Plants · Grazer.
Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.

Gazelle

Plants · Grazer.

Short grass.

Llama

Plants · Grazer of high country.

Grass and hay.

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
Llama
Lives in a herd
Gazelle5 grit /10
Llama6 grit /10

Gazelle

Lives in a herd

Nervous athlete. Grit: 5/10.

Llama

Lives in a herd

Sassy pack animal. 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
Llama
5/10
Gazelle5 brains /10
Llama5 brains /10

Gazelle

5/10

Side-set eyes for a wraparound view.

Llama

5/10

Mountain eyes.

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
Llama
Lama glama

Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

Antelopes and impalas.

Llama

Lama glama

Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

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
Llama
Spit Screen

Gazelle

Zigzag Pronk

80 km/h plus sudden cuts.

Llama

Spit Screen

The 'spit' is partly stomach juice.

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 · Llama 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Gazelle tries the Zigzag Pronk. Llama tries the Spit Screen. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Llama!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On grassland, Llama wins. Llama is a lot heavier. 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 3 · Llama 3 · ties 2.

Your card: Gazelle 0 · Llama 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 · Llama

Llama Drama — a tiny movie about a fence and a very committed llama.

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