WHO WILL WIN?
Llama
HUM-PFFT
Crocodile
SNAP-HISSS
THE SETUP

Llama vs Crocodile

Llama
Llama
Crocodile
Crocodile

Pretend a llama and a crocodile meet in the mountains. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Wild llamas and crocodiles 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

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

Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus · A living fossil with a trapdoor mouth.

Crocodile
Home
African rivers · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Crocodile is big.

Wait like a log.

Pressure sensors in the skin feel a ripple.

Explosive from zero.

  • Crocodile is big and not very fast.
  • Fish, mammals, birds — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the menu.
  • They wait like logs.

Family: Alligators, caimans, and dinosaurs' old roommates, the archosaurs.

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

0.70 m

Crocodile to scale

Crocodile

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.

Crocodile500 kg

Can stretch longer than a pickup truck.

Llama

1.80 m · 150 kg

Llama is medium. 150 kg.

Crocodile

0.70 m · 500 kg

Crocodile is big. 500 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: The planet's hardest chomp
  • Armor: Bony osteoderm shield
  • Senses: Pressure sensors in the skin feel a ripple.

Crocodile · labeled field diagram

Llama80 psi bite
Crocodile3700 psi bite

Llama

Neck smack plus kick

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

Crocodile

The planet's hardest chomp

Tool: the planet's hardest chomp. Bite: 3,700 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
Crocodile
32 km/h
Llama40 km/h
Crocodile32 km/h

Llama

40 km/h

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

Crocodile

32 km/h

Crocodile can go 32 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 the mountains. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
LlamaCrocodileBoth

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

Llama

This is home · Lives in South America

Llama lives in places like the mountains.

Crocodile

Wrong place · Lives in Africa

Crocodile's home is the african rivers, not the mountains.

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

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.
Crocodile
Meat · Wait like a log.

Llama

Plants · Grazer of high country.

Grass and hay.

Crocodile

Meat · Wait like a log.

Fish, mammals, birds — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the menu.

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
Crocodile
Lives alone
Llama6 grit /10
Crocodile8 grit /10

Llama

Lives in a herd

Sassy pack animal. Grit: 6/10.

Crocodile

Lives alone

Explosive from zero. Grit: 8/10.

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
Crocodile
4/10
Llama5 brains /10
Crocodile4 brains /10

Llama

5/10

Mountain eyes.

Crocodile

4/10

Pressure sensors in the skin feel a ripple.

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
Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus

Llama

Lama glama

Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Alligators, caimans, and dinosaurs' old roommates, the archosaurs.

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
Crocodile
Death-Roll Remix

Llama

Spit Screen

The 'spit' is partly stomach juice.

Crocodile

Death-Roll Remix

If it grabs you, it spins.

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 · Crocodile 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Llama runs first. Crocodile does not race. They wait in the mountains.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Llama tries the Spit Screen. Crocodile tries the Death-Roll Remix. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Crocodile!

A STOMP

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

On the mountains, Crocodile wins. Crocodile is a lot heavier. 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 · Crocodile 5.

Your card: Llama 0 · Crocodile 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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