WHO WILL WIN?
Hyena
WHOOP-HAHA
Allosaurus
RAAAH
THE SETUP

Hyena vs Allosaurus

Hyena
Hyena
Allosaurus
Allosaurus

Pretend they meet in grassland. Dinosaurs lived long ago. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Hyena and Allosaurus did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

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

Hyena

Crocuta crocuta · The bone-crunching comedian of the savanna.

Hyena
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Hyena is medium.

Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

Bold in a clan.

  • Hyena is medium and fast.
  • They hunt more than they scavenge.
  • Open grassland where clans can hear each other across the night.

Family: Not dogs.

Corner B

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis · The Jurassic's hatchet-jaw hunter.

Allosaurus
Home
Late Jurassic plains of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Allosaurus is huge.

Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Top predator of its chapter.

  • Allosaurus is huge and not very fast.
  • Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.
  • Morrison Formation, Late Jurassic.

Family: Other allosauroids.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.85 m

Hyena to scale

Hyena

2.8 m

Allosaurus to scale

Allosaurus

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

Hyena70 kg

About as heavy as a big dog that skipped every 'drop it' lesson.

Allosaurus1,700 kg

About the weight of a small car, hip-tall as a doorway, shorter than T. rex and quicker on the turn.

Hyena

0.85 m · 70 kg

Hyena is medium. 70 kg.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 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: Bone-blender jaws
  • Armor: Scrappy stamina
  • Senses: Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

Hyena · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Hatchet bite plus hand claws
  • Armor: Crested skull
  • Senses: Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Allosaurus · labeled field diagram

Hyena1100 psi bite
Allosaurus2000 psi bite

Hyena

Bone-blender jaws

Tool: bone-blender jaws. Bite: 1,100 psi.

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

Tool: hatchet bite plus hand claws. Bite: 2,000 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Hyena
60 km/h
Allosaurus
32 km/h
Hyena60 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h

Hyena

60 km/h

Hyena can go 60 km/h. That is fast.

Allosaurus

32 km/h

Allosaurus can go 32 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 grassland. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
HyenaAllosaurusBoth

Meeting biome: grassland. Colored land is fossil range for dinosaurs and living range for zoo animals.

Hyena

This is home · Lives in Africa

Hyena lives in places like grassland.

Allosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Allosaurus lives in places like grassland.

No. Hyena and Allosaurus did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Hyena
Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.
Allosaurus
Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Hyena

Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

They hunt more than they scavenge.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

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.

Hyena
Hunts with a pack
Allosaurus
Lives alone
Hyena9 grit /10
Allosaurus8 grit /10

Hyena

Hunts with a pack

Bold in a clan. Grit: 9/10.

Allosaurus

Lives alone

Top predator of its chapter. 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?

Hyena
7/10
Allosaurus
4/10
Hyena7 brains /10
Allosaurus4 brains /10

Hyena

7/10

Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Allosaurus
Allosaurus fragilis

Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Not dogs.

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

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?

Hyena
Whoop-and-Swarm
Allosaurus
Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Hyena

Whoop-and-Swarm

The laugh is a call, not a joke.

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

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: Hyena 0 · Allosaurus 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

Hyena runs first. Allosaurus does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Allosaurus is heavier. Hyena uses bone-blender jaws. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Hyena tries the Whoop-and-Swarm. Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Allosaurus!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Allosaurus wins. Allosaurus is a lot heavier. Hyena 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: Hyena 2 · Allosaurus 4 · ties 2.

Your card: Hyena 0 · Allosaurus 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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