WHO WILL WIN?
Leopard
RASP-GROWL
Llama
HUM-PFFT
THE SETUP

Leopard vs Llama

Leopard
Leopard
Llama
Llama

Pretend a leopard and a llama 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

Leopard

Panthera pardus · The spotted ghost of the treetops.

Leopard
Home
African and Asian woodland · Lives in Africa / Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Leopard is medium.

Ambush, then haul dinner up a tree.

Night specialist.

Secretive and bold.

  • Leopard is medium and fast.
  • Antelope, monkeys, birds — leopards are not picky, just sneaky.
  • They live just about everywhere a tree or a rocky hideout exists.

Family: Lion, tiger, jaguar — the roaring cousins with different fashion.

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

0.70 m

Leopard to scale

Leopard

1.80 m

Llama to scale

Llama

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

Leopard60 kg

About as heavy as a fifth-grader, with much better climbing grades.

Llama150 kg

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

Leopard

0.70 m · 60 kg

Leopard is medium. 60 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: Tree-drag canines
  • Armor: Spot camouflage
  • Senses: Night specialist.

Leopard · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Neck smack plus kick
  • Armor: Wool buffer
  • Senses: Mountain eyes.

Llama · labeled field diagram

Leopard310 psi bite
Llama80 psi bite

Leopard

Tree-drag canines

Tool: tree-drag canines. Bite: 310 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?

Leopard
58 km/h
Llama
40 km/h
Leopard58 km/h
Llama40 km/h

Leopard

58 km/h

Leopard can go 58 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 grassland. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
LeopardLlamaBoth

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

Leopard

This is home · Lives in Africa / Asia

Leopard lives in places like grassland.

Llama

Not their home · Lives in South America

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

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Leopard
Meat · Ambush, then haul dinner up a tree.
Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.

Leopard

Meat · Ambush, then haul dinner up a tree.

Antelope, monkeys, birds — leopards are not picky, just sneaky.

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.

Leopard
Lives alone
Llama
Lives in a herd
Leopard8 grit /10
Llama6 grit /10

Leopard

Lives alone

Secretive and bold. 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?

Leopard
7/10
Llama
5/10
Leopard7 brains /10
Llama5 brains /10

Leopard

7/10

Night specialist.

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?

Leopard
Panthera pardus
Llama
Lama glama

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Lion, tiger, jaguar — the roaring cousins with different fashion.

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?

Leopard
Ambush from Above
Llama
Spit Screen

Leopard

Ambush from Above

They hunt at night and drop from branches like spotted lightning.

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: Leopard 0 · Llama 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

Leopard runs first. Llama does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Llama is heavier. Leopard uses tree-drag canines. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Leopard tries the Ambush from Above. Llama tries the Spit Screen. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Leopard!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On grassland, Leopard wins. Leopard likes grassland 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: Leopard 7 · Llama 1.

Your card: Leopard 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.

Victory lap · Leopard

Cubs. Spots. The next rumble starts in twenty years.

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