WHO WILL WIN?
Jaguar
UH-UH-GRUNT
Llama
HUM-PFFT
THE SETUP

Jaguar vs Llama

Jaguar
Jaguar
Llama
Llama

Pretend a jaguar and a llama 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.

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

Llama

Lama glama · A woolly sentry with a spit-screen special.

Llama
Home
Andean highlands · Lives in South America
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Llama is medium.

Grazer of high country.

Mountain eyes.

Sassy pack animal.

  • Llama is medium and fast.
  • Grass and hay.
  • Mountains and farms.

Family: Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

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

1.80 m

Llama to scale

Llama

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

Jaguar95 kg

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

Llama150 kg

As tall as a grown-up at the head, with a face that has opinions.

Jaguar

0.75 m · 95 kg

Jaguar is medium. 95 kg.

Llama

1.80 m · 150 kg

Llama is medium. 150 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: Neck smack plus kick
  • Armor: Wool buffer
  • Senses: Mountain eyes.

Llama · labeled field diagram

Jaguar1500 psi bite
Llama80 psi bite

Jaguar

Bone-piercing bite

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

Llama

Neck smack plus kick

Tool: neck smack plus kick. Bite: 80 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
Llama
40 km/h
Jaguar50 km/h
Llama40 km/h

Jaguar

50 km/h

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

Llama

40 km/h

Llama can go 40 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 forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
JaguarLlamaBoth

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

Jaguar

This is home · Lives in South America / North America

Jaguar lives in places like forest.

Llama

Can handle it · Lives in South America

Llama's home is the andean highlands, not forest.

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.
Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.

Jaguar

Meat · Skull-bite hunter.

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

Llama

Plants · Grazer of high country.

Grass and hay.

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
Llama
Lives in a herd
Jaguar8 grit /10
Llama6 grit /10

Jaguar

Lives alone

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

Llama

Lives in a herd

Sassy pack animal. Grit: 6/10.

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
Llama
5/10
Jaguar7 brains /10
Llama5 brains /10

Jaguar

7/10

Water-and-forest eyes.

Llama

5/10

Mountain eyes.

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
Llama
Lama glama

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Leopards look similar.

Llama

Lama glama

Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

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
Llama
Spit Screen

Jaguar

River Skull Clamp

They love water.

Llama

Spit Screen

The 'spit' is partly stomach juice.

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 · Llama 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Jaguar runs first. Llama does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Llama is heavier. Jaguar uses bone-piercing bite. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Jaguar tries the River Skull Clamp. Llama tries the Spit Screen. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Jaguar!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On forest, Jaguar wins. Jaguar likes forest more. Llama 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 7 · Llama 1.

Your card: Jaguar 0 · Llama 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 · Llama

Llama Drama — a tiny movie about a fence and a very committed llama.

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