WHO WILL WIN?
Lemur
MEOW-HOWL
Peacock
KAA-YOWL
THE SETUP

Lemur vs Peacock

Lemur
Lemur
Peacock
Peacock

Pretend a lemur and a peacock 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

Lemur

Lemur catta · A striped-tail spring with a lot of opinions.

Lemur
Home
Madagascar forests · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Lemur is tiny.

Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1.

  • Lemur is tiny and not very fast.
  • Fruit, leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
  • They live on the ground more than most lemurs, touring Madagascar in noisy troops.

Family: Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.

Corner B

Peacock

Pavo cristatus · A walking fireworks show with spurs.

Peacock
Home
Indian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives in a flock
Size
Peacock is small.

Bug and seed pecker.

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Show-off until startled, then a surprisingly mean kick.

  • Peacock is small and not very fast.
  • Seeds, insects, small reptiles.
  • Forest edges and open ground where a tail that big can actually.

Family: Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.45 m

Lemur to scale

Lemur

1.10 m

Peacock to scale

Peacock

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

Lemur3 kg

About as heavy as a pineapple with a very extra tail.

Peacock5 kg

Light as a cat, longer than a broom when the train is fully extra.

Lemur

0.45 m · 3 kg

Lemur is tiny. 3 kg.

Peacock

1.10 m · 5 kg

Peacock is small. 5 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: Tooth comb + leap
  • Armor: Stink-fencing
  • Senses: Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

Lemur · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Leg spurs
  • Armor: Dazzle display
  • Senses: They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Peacock · labeled field diagram

Lemur40 psi bite
Peacock20 psi bite

Lemur

Tooth comb + leap

Tool: tooth comb + leap. Bite: 40 psi.

Peacock

Leg spurs

Tool: leg spurs. Bite: 20 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Lemur
20 km/h
Peacock
16 km/h
Lemur20 km/h
Peacock16 km/h

Lemur

20 km/h

Lemur can go 20 km/h. That is not very fast.

Peacock

16 km/h

Peacock can go 16 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
LemurPeacockBoth

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

Lemur

This is home · Lives in Africa

Lemur lives in places like forest.

Peacock

This is home · Lives in Asia

Peacock 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?

Lemur
Plants and meat · Fruit, leaves, and insects.
Peacock
Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Lemur

Plants and meat · Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Fruit, leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.

Peacock

Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Seeds, insects, small reptiles.

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.

Lemur
Hunts with a pack
Peacock
Lives in a flock
Lemur5 grit /10
Peacock4 grit /10

Lemur

Hunts with a pack

Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1. Grit: 5/10.

Peacock

Lives in a flock

Show-off until startled, then a surprisingly mean kick. Grit: 4/10.

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?

Lemur
6/10
Peacock
4/10
Lemur6 brains /10
Peacock4 brains /10

Lemur

6/10

Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

Peacock

4/10

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Lemur
Lemur catta
Peacock
Pavo cristatus

Lemur

Lemur catta

Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.

Peacock

Pavo cristatus

Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

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?

Lemur
Sunbeam Sprint
Peacock
Train Fan Blast

Lemur

Sunbeam Sprint

Ring-tailed lemurs sunbathe like yoga class, then bounce off like popcorn.

Peacock

Train Fan Blast

The train rattles, the eyespots shimmer, and everybody forgets what they were doing.

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: Lemur 0 · Peacock 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

Lemur runs first. Peacock does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Peacock is heavier. Lemur uses tooth comb + leap. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Lemur tries the Sunbeam Sprint. Peacock tries the Train Fan Blast. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Peacock!

A CLEAR PICK · UNDERDOG

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

On forest, Peacock wins. Peacock 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: Lemur 3 · Peacock 1 · ties 4.

Your card: Lemur 0 · Peacock 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.

Victory lap · Peacock

The victory dance. Extra feathers. Extra drama.

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