WHO WILL WIN?
Jaguar
UH-UH-GRUNT
Hyena
WHOOP-HAHA
THE SETUP

Jaguar vs Hyena

Jaguar
Jaguar
Hyena
Hyena

Pretend a jaguar and a hyena meet in grassland. 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

Jaguar

Panthera onca · The skull-cracker of the rainforest.

Jaguar
Home
Amazon rainforest · Lives in South America / North America
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Jaguar is medium.

Skull-bite hunter.

Water-and-forest eyes.

Power in a compact cat.

  • Jaguar is medium and fast.
  • Capybara, deer, fish, caimans — the menu is the whole forest.
  • Rivers and dense jungle.

Family: Leopards look similar.

Corner B

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.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.75 m

Jaguar to scale

Jaguar

0.85 m

Hyena to scale

Hyena

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

Jaguar95 kg

Heavier than a leopard, shorter than a tiger, meaner at the dentist.

Hyena70 kg

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

Jaguar

0.75 m · 95 kg

Jaguar is medium. 95 kg.

Hyena

0.85 m · 70 kg

Hyena is medium. 70 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-piercing bite
  • Armor: Stocky muscle coat
  • Senses: Water-and-forest eyes.

Jaguar · labeled field diagram

  • 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

Jaguar1500 psi bite
Hyena1100 psi bite

Jaguar

Bone-piercing bite

Tool: bone-piercing bite. Bite: 1,500 psi.

Hyena

Bone-blender jaws

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

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Jaguar
50 km/h
Hyena
60 km/h
Jaguar50 km/h
Hyena60 km/h

Jaguar

50 km/h

Jaguar can go 50 km/h. That is fast.

Hyena

60 km/h

Hyena can go 60 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
JaguarHyenaBoth

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

Jaguar

Can handle it · Lives in South America / North America

Jaguar's home is the amazon rainforest, not grassland.

Hyena

This is home · Lives in Africa

Hyena lives in places like grassland.

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Jaguar
Meat · Skull-bite hunter.
Hyena
Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

Jaguar

Meat · Skull-bite hunter.

Capybara, deer, fish, caimans — the menu is the whole forest.

Hyena

Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

They hunt more than they scavenge.

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.

Jaguar
Lives alone
Hyena
Hunts with a pack
Jaguar8 grit /10
Hyena9 grit /10

Jaguar

Lives alone

Power in a compact cat. Grit: 8/10.

Hyena

Hunts with a pack

Bold in a clan. Grit: 9/10.

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?

Jaguar
7/10
Hyena
7/10
Jaguar7 brains /10
Hyena7 brains /10

Jaguar

7/10

Water-and-forest eyes.

Hyena

7/10

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

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Jaguar
Panthera onca
Hyena
Crocuta crocuta

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Leopards look similar.

Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Not dogs.

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?

Jaguar
River Skull Clamp
Hyena
Whoop-and-Swarm

Jaguar

River Skull Clamp

They love water.

Hyena

Whoop-and-Swarm

The laugh is a call, not a joke.

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: Jaguar 0 · Hyena 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Jaguar tries the River Skull Clamp. Hyena tries the Whoop-and-Swarm. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Jaguar!

A SQUEAKER

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

On grassland, Jaguar wins. Jaguar's bone-piercing bite helps more. 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: Jaguar 5 · Hyena 2 · ties 1.

Your card: Jaguar 0 · Hyena 0.

The last page follows the whole animal — body plus home — not one bar chart.

Send this fight

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