WHO WILL WIN?
Gazelle
SNORT-PRONK
Warthog
GRUNT-SQUEE
THE SETUP

Gazelle vs Warthog

Gazelle
Gazelle
Warthog
Warthog

Pretend a gazelle and a warthog 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

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus · A tusked sprinter who reverse-parks into burrows.

Warthog
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives with family
Size
Warthog is medium.

Rooter.

A snout for bulbs and danger.

Looks comic, fights like a small rhino with opinions.

  • Warthog is medium and fast.
  • Grass, roots, and leftovers.
  • Open woodland with aardvark burrows for rent.

Family: Pigs and wild boar.

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

0.70 m

Warthog to scale

Warthog

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

Gazelle25 kg

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

Warthog80 kg

About as heavy as a big dog, with a tail that flags like an antenna.

Gazelle

0.70 m · 25 kg

Gazelle is small. 25 kg.

Warthog

0.70 m · 80 kg

Warthog is medium. 80 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: Curved tusks
  • Armor: Facial warts
  • Senses: A snout for bulbs and danger.

Warthog · labeled field diagram

Gazelle20 psi bite
Warthog300 psi bite

Gazelle

Lyre horns plus kick

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

Warthog

Curved tusks

Tool: curved tusks. Bite: 300 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
Warthog
55 km/h
Gazelle80 km/h
Warthog55 km/h

Gazelle

80 km/h

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

Warthog

55 km/h

Warthog can go 55 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
GazelleWarthogBoth

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

Gazelle

This is home · Lives in Africa

Gazelle lives in places like grassland.

Warthog

This is home · Lives in Africa

Warthog 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.
Warthog
Plants and meat · Rooter.

Gazelle

Plants · Grazer.

Short grass.

Warthog

Plants and meat · Rooter.

Grass, roots, and leftovers.

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
Warthog
Lives with family
Gazelle5 grit /10
Warthog8 grit /10

Gazelle

Lives in a herd

Nervous athlete. Grit: 5/10.

Warthog

Lives with family

Looks comic, fights like a small rhino with opinions. 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
Warthog
5/10
Gazelle5 brains /10
Warthog5 brains /10

Gazelle

5/10

Side-set eyes for a wraparound view.

Warthog

5/10

A snout for bulbs and danger.

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
Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus

Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

Antelopes and impalas.

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Pigs and wild boar.

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
Warthog
Tail-Up Reverse Park

Gazelle

Zigzag Pronk

80 km/h plus sudden cuts.

Warthog

Tail-Up Reverse Park

They run into dens backward so tusks face the door.

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 · Warthog 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Warthog 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. Warthog tries the Tail-Up Reverse Park. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Warthog!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Warthog wins. Warthog 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 1 · Warthog 4 · ties 3.

Your card: Gazelle 0 · Warthog 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 · Warthog

Snack with tusks. The look is the point.

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