WHO WILL WIN?
Gazelle
SNORT-PRONK
Tiger
GRRRROWL
THE SETUP

Gazelle vs Tiger

Gazelle
Gazelle
Tiger
Tiger

Pretend a gazelle and a tiger meet in forest. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

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

Tiger

Panthera tigris · Stripes, stealth, and serious biceps.

Tiger
Home
Asian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Tiger is big.

A solo ambush specialist.

Night vision about six times better than yours.

Quiet until it is not.

  • Tiger is big and fast.
  • Tigers eat deer, wild boar, and just about anything they can overpower.
  • Tigers swim for fun.

Family: Lion, leopard, jaguar — the whole roaring family.

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

1.10 m

Tiger to scale

Tiger

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

Gazelle25 kg

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

Tiger220 kg

Heavier than a lion, and longer than a small car.

Gazelle

0.70 m · 25 kg

Gazelle is small. 25 kg.

Tiger

1.10 m · 220 kg

Tiger is big. 220 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: Can-opener canines
  • Armor: Camo coat
  • Senses: Night vision about six times better than yours.

Tiger · labeled field diagram

Gazelle20 psi bite
Tiger1050 psi bite

Gazelle

Lyre horns plus kick

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

Tiger

Can-opener canines

Tool: can-opener canines. Bite: 1,050 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
Tiger
65 km/h
Gazelle80 km/h
Tiger65 km/h

Gazelle

80 km/h

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

Tiger

65 km/h

Tiger can go 65 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
GazelleTigerBoth

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

Gazelle

Can handle it · Lives in Africa

Gazelle's home is the african savanna, not forest.

Tiger

This is home · Lives in Asia

Tiger lives in places like forest.

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Gazelle
Plants · Grazer.
Tiger
Meat · A solo ambush specialist.

Gazelle

Plants · Grazer.

Short grass.

Tiger

Meat · A solo ambush specialist.

Tigers eat deer, wild boar, and just about anything they can overpower.

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
Tiger
Lives alone
Gazelle5 grit /10
Tiger8 grit /10

Gazelle

Lives in a herd

Nervous athlete. Grit: 5/10.

Tiger

Lives alone

Quiet until it is not. Grit: 8/10.

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
Tiger
7/10
Gazelle5 brains /10
Tiger7 brains /10

Gazelle

5/10

Side-set eyes for a wraparound view.

Tiger

7/10

Night vision about six times better than yours.

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
Tiger
Panthera tigris

Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

Antelopes and impalas.

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Lion, leopard, jaguar — the whole roaring family.

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
Tiger
Ambush Pounce

Gazelle

Zigzag Pronk

80 km/h plus sudden cuts.

Tiger

Ambush Pounce

Tigers are solo hunters.

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 · Tiger 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

Gazelle runs first. Tiger does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Gazelle tries the Zigzag Pronk. Tiger tries the Ambush Pounce. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Tiger!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Tiger wins. Tiger likes forest 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 · Tiger 7.

Your card: Gazelle 0 · Tiger 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 · Tiger

After the rumble: a stick, a pool, and zero chill.

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