WHO WILL WIN?
Llama
HUM-PFFT
Carnotaurus
SNARL-HORN
THE SETUP

Llama vs Carnotaurus

Llama
Llama
Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus

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

Would they meet?

No. Llama and Carnotaurus 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

Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus sastrei · Bull horns, tiny arms, and a sprinter's tail.

Carnotaurus
Home
Late Cretaceous plains of Patagonia · Lived in South America long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Carnotaurus is huge.

Sprint hunter of Patagonia.

A runner's kit: look, chase, bite.

A bull-headed sprinter.

  • Carnotaurus is huge and fast.
  • Medium plant-eaters on South American plains.
  • Late Cretaceous Argentina.

Family: Abelisaurids like Abelisaurus and Majungasaurus.

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

2.5 m

Carnotaurus to scale

Carnotaurus

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.

Carnotaurus1,400 kg

About as heavy as a small car, hip-tall as a doorway, with horns a bull would respect.

Llama

1.80 m · 150 kg

Llama is medium. 150 kg.

Carnotaurus

2.5 m · 1,400 kg

Carnotaurus is huge. 1,400 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: Horned skull plus a meat-slicer jaw
  • Armor: Bumpy hide
  • Senses: A runner's kit: look, chase, bite.

Carnotaurus · labeled field diagram

Llama80 psi bite
Carnotaurus1500 psi bite

Llama

Neck smack plus kick

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

Carnotaurus

Horned skull plus a meat-slicer jaw

Tool: horned skull plus a meat-slicer jaw. Bite: 1,500 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
Carnotaurus
48 km/h
Llama40 km/h
Carnotaurus48 km/h

Llama

40 km/h

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

Carnotaurus

48 km/h

Carnotaurus can go 48 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
LlamaCarnotaurusBoth

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

Llama

Not their home · Lives in South America

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

Carnotaurus

This is home · Lived in South America long ago

Carnotaurus lives in places like grassland.

No. Llama and Carnotaurus 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.
Carnotaurus
Meat · Sprint hunter of Patagonia.

Llama

Plants · Grazer of high country.

Grass and hay.

Carnotaurus

Meat · Sprint hunter of Patagonia.

Medium plant-eaters on South American plains.

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
Carnotaurus
Lives alone
Llama6 grit /10
Carnotaurus7 grit /10

Llama

Lives in a herd

Sassy pack animal. Grit: 6/10.

Carnotaurus

Lives alone

A bull-headed sprinter. Grit: 7/10.

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
Carnotaurus
4/10
Llama5 brains /10
Carnotaurus4 brains /10

Llama

5/10

Mountain eyes.

Carnotaurus

4/10

A runner's kit: look, chase, bite.

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
Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus sastrei

Llama

Lama glama

Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus sastrei

Abelisaurids like Abelisaurus and Majungasaurus.

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
Carnotaurus
Patagonia Sprint Horns

Llama

Spit Screen

The 'spit' is partly stomach juice.

Carnotaurus

Patagonia Sprint Horns

The tail and legs look built for speed.

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 · Carnotaurus 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Llama tries the Spit Screen. Carnotaurus tries the Patagonia Sprint Horns. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Carnotaurus!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Carnotaurus wins. Carnotaurus 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: Llama 1 · Carnotaurus 7.

Your card: Llama 0 · Carnotaurus 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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