SNORT-PRONK
Gazelle
A spring with horns and a stotting hobby.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Gazelle vs Orangutan
Tonight's science rumble is set in a giant zoo clearing at high noon. No snacks were harmed.
Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Thomson's gazelles can keep a fast pace longer than a cheetah's sprint lasts.
Short grass. They like the lawn freshly mowed by bigger grazers.
Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Orangutan means 'person of the forest' in Malay.
Mostly fruit, plus leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
Who do YOU think wins?
LONG-CALL
Orangutan
The forest's puzzle-solving acrobat.
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