WHO WILL WIN?
Grizzly Bear
WOOF-ROAR
King Cobra
HISS-HOOD
THE SETUP

Grizzly Bear vs King Cobra

Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear
King Cobra
King Cobra

Pretend a grizzly bear and a king cobra meet in forest. 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

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis · A mountain with claws and a short temper.

Grizzly Bear
Home
North American mountains and rivers · Lives in North America
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Grizzly Bear is big.

Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Nose of the year.

Wants space.

  • Grizzly Bear is big and fast.
  • Berries, roots, moths, moose, and a whole river of fish.
  • They need space: forests, meadows, and streams with a buffet.

Family: Polar bears.

Corner B

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah · The tallest snake, with a hood like a warning sign.

King Cobra
Home
Asian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
King Cobra is small.

Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.

Heat and chemical trail.

Alert, not cartoon-mean.

  • King Cobra is small and not very fast.
  • Mostly other snakes.
  • Dense forest and bamboo, where a long warning hiss carries.

Family: Other cobras and mambas — the elapid family of front-fanged specialists.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

1.50 m

Grizzly Bear to scale

Grizzly Bear

0.50 m

King Cobra to scale

King Cobra

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

Grizzly Bear270 kg

Can stand taller than a classroom door on its hind legs.

King Cobra7 kg

Can stretch longer than a pickup truck, but no thicker than a grown-up's arm.

Grizzly Bear

1.50 m · 270 kg

Grizzly Bear is big. 270 kg.

King Cobra

0.50 m · 7 kg

King Cobra is small. 7 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: Five-knife paws
  • Armor: Shoulder hump
  • Senses: Nose of the year.

Grizzly Bear · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Hood-high venom fangs
  • Armor: Scale slicker
  • Senses: Heat and chemical trail.

King Cobra · labeled field diagram

Grizzly Bear1200 psi bite
King Cobra100 psi bite

Grizzly Bear

Five-knife paws

Tool: five-knife paws. Bite: 1,200 psi.

King Cobra

Hood-high venom fangs

Tool: hood-high venom fangs. Bite: 100 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Grizzly Bear
56 km/h
King Cobra
18 km/h
Grizzly Bear56 km/h
King Cobra18 km/h

Grizzly Bear

56 km/h

Grizzly Bear can go 56 km/h. That is fast.

King Cobra

18 km/h

King Cobra can go 18 km/h. That is not very 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
Grizzly BearKing CobraBoth

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

Grizzly Bear

This is home · Lives in North America

Grizzly Bear lives in places like forest.

King Cobra

This is home · Lives in Asia

King Cobra lives in places like forest.

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?

Grizzly Bear
Plants and meat · Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.
King Cobra
Meat · Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.

Grizzly Bear

Plants and meat · Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Berries, roots, moths, moose, and a whole river of fish.

King Cobra

Meat · Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.

Mostly other snakes.

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.

Grizzly Bear
Lives alone
King Cobra
Lives alone
Grizzly Bear9 grit /10
King Cobra8 grit /10

Grizzly Bear

Lives alone

Wants space. Grit: 9/10.

King Cobra

Lives alone

Alert, not cartoon-mean. 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?

Grizzly Bear
7/10
King Cobra
5/10
Grizzly Bear7 brains /10
King Cobra5 brains /10

Grizzly Bear

7/10

Nose of the year.

King Cobra

5/10

Heat and chemical trail.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
King Cobra
Ophiophagus hannah

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

Polar bears.

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Other cobras and mambas — the elapid family of front-fanged specialists.

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?

Grizzly Bear
Salmon-Swipe Charge
King Cobra
Wobble Venom Warning

Grizzly Bear

Salmon-Swipe Charge

They can outrun a horse for a short, extremely convincing burst.

King Cobra

Wobble Venom Warning

One bite can make a huge animal feel wobbly and want a very long nap.

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: Grizzly Bear 0 · King Cobra 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

Grizzly Bear runs first. King Cobra does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Grizzly Bear is heavier. King Cobra uses hood-high venom fangs. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Grizzly Bear tries the Salmon-Swipe Charge. King Cobra tries the Wobble Venom Warning. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Grizzly Bear!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Grizzly Bear wins. Grizzly Bear is a lot heavier. King Cobra 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: Grizzly Bear 4 · King Cobra 1 · ties 3.

Your card: Grizzly Bear 0 · King Cobra 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.

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