Hyena VS Lemur
Files · 1/17
Hyena vs Lemur
Pretend a hyena and a lemur 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.
Hyena
Crocuta crocuta · The bone-crunching comedian of the savanna.
Clan chasers and bone-crushers.
Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.
Bold in a clan.
Family: Not dogs.
Lemur
Lemur catta · A striped-tail spring with a lot of opinions.
Fruit, leaves, and insects.
Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.
Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1.
Family: Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.
SIZE & WEIGHT
Stand them next to a grown-up. Who is bigger and heavier?
1.70 m
Grown-up
0.85 m
Hyena
0.45 m
Lemur
Height to scale. A grown-up is 1.7 m.
About as heavy as a big dog that skipped every 'drop it' lesson.
About as heavy as a pineapple with a very extra tail.
Hyena
0.85 m · 70 kg
Hyena is medium. 70 kg.
Lemur
0.45 m · 3 kg
Lemur is tiny. 3 kg.
Kilograms are honest. A small animal can still have a strong tool.
Who would you pick for size?
TOOLS
Teeth, claws, horns, venom, kick — what tools do they have?
Hyena · labeled field diagram
Lemur · labeled field diagram
Hyena
Bone-blender jaws
Tool: bone-blender jaws. Bite: 1,100 psi.
Lemur
Tooth comb + leap
Tool: tooth comb + leap. Bite: 40 psi.
A bite number is only one tool. Coils and kicks count too.
Whose tools would you trust?
SPEED
Who gets there first?
Hyena
60 km/h
Hyena can go 60 km/h. That is fast.
Lemur
20 km/h
Lemur can go 20 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
They meet in forest. Who is built for this place?
Meeting biome: forest. Colored land is where each animal actually lives.
Hyena
Can handle it · Lives in Africa
Hyena's home is the african savanna, not forest.
Lemur
This is home · Lives in Africa
Lemur lives in places like forest.
Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.
Who gets the home point?
FOOD
How do they get lunch?
Hyena
Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.
They hunt more than they scavenge.
Lemur
Plants and meat · Fruit, leaves, and insects.
Fruit, leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
A plant eater is not 'safe.' Hippos and elephants still end arguments.
Whose hunting or defending helps more?
MOOD
Alone vs team. This rumble is one vs one.
Hyena
Hunts with a pack
Bold in a clan. Grit: 9/10.
Lemur
Hunts with a pack
Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1. Grit: 5/10.
Pack and pride animals lose their backup in a 1-v-1.
Who is better for a solo meeting?
BRAINS
Who notices first and thinks next?
Hyena
7/10
Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.
Lemur
6/10
Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.
In the wild, brains often mean leave before it starts.
Who would you score for noticing?
FAMILY
Who are they related to?
Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Not dogs.
Lemur
Lemur catta
Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.
Cousins are clues, not a score.
Not a fight point. Who has the wilder family story?
SPECIAL
What special move did they evolve?
Hyena
Whoop-and-Swarm
The laugh is a call, not a joke.
Lemur
Sunbeam Sprint
Ring-tailed lemurs sunbathe like yoga class, then bounce off like popcorn.
A secret move here is a real wild tool, not a video-game combo.
Whose special move would change the meeting?
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 · Lemur 0 · still open 8
Who wins the meeting?
Keep going for the pretend meeting, then the science pick.
THEY MEET
Hyena runs first. Lemur does not race. They wait in forest.
Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest
THE TOOLS SHOW UP
Hyena is heavier. Lemur uses tooth comb + leap. Nobody is keeping a gore score.
Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest
SPECIAL MOVES
Hyena tries the Whoop-and-Swarm. Lemur tries the Sunbeam Sprint. Keep your card. The last page is next.
Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest
Hyena!
A STOMP
You skipped a final pick. The facts still stamp a champ.
On forest, Hyena wins. Hyena is a lot heavier. Lemur 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 7 · Lemur 1.
Your card: Hyena 0 · Lemur 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.
Also starring · Lemur
Ring tails. Group chat. Someone is judging you.
Wikimedia Commons · CC. Source
1/17 · scroll