WHO WILL WIN?
Llama
HUM-PFFT
Brachiosaurus
HOOOOONK
THE SETUP

Llama vs Brachiosaurus

Llama
Llama
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus

Pretend they meet in forest. Dinosaurs lived long ago. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Llama and Brachiosaurus did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

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

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.

Corner B

Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus altithorax · A living watchtower that ate the upstairs leaves.

Brachiosaurus
Home
Late Jurassic woodlands of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Brachiosaurus is giant.

Does not hunt.

A watchtower head.

Calm until it steps.

  • Brachiosaurus is giant and slow.
  • High browse: conifers and other tall plants.
  • Late Jurassic North America, sharing the Morrison world with Allosaurus and Stegosaurus.

Family: Other sauropods: Giraffatitan (the African look-alike), Camarasaurus, and the whole long-neck family.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

1.80 m

Llama to scale

Llama

12.0 m

Brachiosaurus to scale

Brachiosaurus

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

Llama150 kg

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

Brachiosaurus35,000 kg

Head as high as a four-story building. Heavier than four African elephants stacked in a science dream.

Llama

1.80 m · 150 kg

Llama is medium. 150 kg.

Brachiosaurus

12.0 m · 35,000 kg

Brachiosaurus is giant. 35,000 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: Neck smack plus kick
  • Armor: Wool buffer
  • Senses: Mountain eyes.

Llama · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Column legs plus a neck crane
  • Armor: A body the size of a house
  • Senses: A watchtower head.

Brachiosaurus · labeled field diagram

Llama80 psi bite
Brachiosaurus80 psi bite

Llama

Neck smack plus kick

Tool: neck smack plus kick. Bite: 80 psi.

Brachiosaurus

Column legs plus a neck crane

Tool: column legs plus a neck crane. 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?

Llama
40 km/h
Brachiosaurus
10 km/h
Llama40 km/h
Brachiosaurus10 km/h

Llama

40 km/h

Llama can go 40 km/h. That is fast.

Brachiosaurus

10 km/h

Brachiosaurus can go 10 km/h. That is slow.

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
LlamaBrachiosaurusBoth

Meeting biome: forest. Colored land is fossil range for dinosaurs and living range for zoo animals.

Llama

Can handle it · Lives in South America

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

Brachiosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Brachiosaurus lives in places like forest.

No. Llama and Brachiosaurus did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.
Brachiosaurus
Plants · Does not hunt.

Llama

Plants · Grazer of high country.

Grass and hay.

Brachiosaurus

Plants · Does not hunt.

High browse: conifers and other tall plants.

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.

Llama
Lives in a herd
Brachiosaurus
Lives in a herd
Llama6 grit /10
Brachiosaurus6 grit /10

Llama

Lives in a herd

Sassy pack animal. Grit: 6/10.

Brachiosaurus

Lives in a herd

Calm until it steps. 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?

Llama
5/10
Brachiosaurus
2/10
Llama5 brains /10
Brachiosaurus2 brains /10

Llama

5/10

Mountain eyes.

Brachiosaurus

2/10

A watchtower head.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Llama
Lama glama
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus altithorax

Llama

Lama glama

Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus altithorax

Other sauropods: Giraffatitan (the African look-alike), Camarasaurus, and the whole long-neck 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?

Llama
Spit Screen
Brachiosaurus
Sky-Salad Stomp

Llama

Spit Screen

The 'spit' is partly stomach juice.

Brachiosaurus

Sky-Salad Stomp

It did not need fangs.

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: Llama 0 · Brachiosaurus 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Llama tries the Spit Screen. Brachiosaurus tries the Sky-Salad Stomp. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Brachiosaurus!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Brachiosaurus wins. Brachiosaurus 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: Llama 3 · Brachiosaurus 5.

Your card: Llama 0 · Brachiosaurus 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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