WHO WILL WIN?
Lion
ROOOAR
Llama
HUM-PFFT
THE SETUP

Lion vs Llama

Lion
Lion
Llama
Llama

Pretend a lion and a llama meet in grassland. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Wild lions and llamas would not meet. We still look at the facts.

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

Lion

Panthera leo · The mane event.

Lion
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Lives in a team
Size
Lion is medium.

Lionesses stalk and rush as a team.

Night vision and a roar you can hear for kilometers.

Bold on home grass.

  • Lion is medium and very fast.
  • Lions hunt antelope, zebra, and even buffalo — usually as a team.
  • Lions love open grass country where they can stalk in plain sight.

Family: Tiger, leopard, jaguar, and your house cat (very, very distant cousin).

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

1.20 m

Lion to scale

Lion

1.80 m

Llama to scale

Llama

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

Lion190 kg

About as heavy as two grown-up humans stacked together.

Llama150 kg

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

Lion

1.20 m · 190 kg

Lion is medium. 190 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: Retractable meat hooks
  • Armor: Neck-guard mane
  • Senses: Night vision and a roar you can hear for kilometers.

Lion · labeled field diagram

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

Llama · labeled field diagram

Lion650 psi bite
Llama80 psi bite

Lion

Retractable meat hooks

Tool: retractable meat hooks. Bite: 650 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?

Lion
80 km/h
Llama
40 km/h
Lion80 km/h
Llama40 km/h

Lion

80 km/h

Lion can go 80 km/h. That is very 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
LionLlamaBoth

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

Lion

This is home · Lives in Africa

Lion lives in places like grassland.

Llama

Not their home · Lives in South America

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

No. Wild lions and llamas would not meet. We still look at the facts.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Lion
Meat · Lionesses stalk and rush as a team.
Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.

Lion

Meat · Lionesses stalk and rush as a team.

Lions hunt antelope, zebra, and even buffalo — usually as a team.

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.

Lion
Lives in a team
Llama
Lives in a herd
Lion9 grit /10
Llama6 grit /10

Lion

Lives in a team

Bold on home grass. Grit: 9/10.

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?

Lion
7/10
Llama
5/10
Lion7 brains /10
Llama5 brains /10

Lion

7/10

Night vision and a roar you can hear for kilometers.

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?

Lion
Panthera leo
Llama
Lama glama

Lion

Panthera leo

Tiger, leopard, jaguar, and your house cat (very, very distant cousin).

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?

Lion
Pride Roar Stun
Llama
Spit Screen

Lion

Pride Roar Stun

A lion's roar can travel 8 kilometers.

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: Lion 0 · Llama 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Lion is heavier. Llama uses neck smack plus kick. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Lion tries the Pride Roar Stun. Llama tries the Spit Screen. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Lion!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Lion wins. Lion 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: Lion 7 · Llama 0 · ties 1.

Your card: Lion 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 · Lion

The champ works the camera. Mane: present. Dignity: optional.

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