WHO WILL WIN?
Llama
HUM-PFFT
Lemur
MEOW-HOWL
THE SETUP

Llama vs Lemur

Llama
Llama
Lemur
Lemur

Pretend a llama and a lemur meet in forest. 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

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

Lemur

Lemur catta · A striped-tail spring with a lot of opinions.

Lemur
Home
Madagascar forests · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Lemur is tiny.

Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1.

  • Lemur is tiny and not very fast.
  • Fruit, leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
  • They live on the ground more than most lemurs, touring Madagascar in noisy troops.

Family: Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.

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

0.45 m

Lemur to scale

Lemur

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.

Lemur3 kg

About as heavy as a pineapple with a very extra tail.

Llama

1.80 m · 150 kg

Llama is medium. 150 kg.

Lemur

0.45 m · 3 kg

Lemur is tiny. 3 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: Tooth comb + leap
  • Armor: Stink-fencing
  • Senses: Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

Lemur · labeled field diagram

Llama80 psi bite
Lemur40 psi bite

Llama

Neck smack plus kick

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

Lemur

Tooth comb + leap

Tool: tooth comb + leap. Bite: 40 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
Lemur
20 km/h
Llama40 km/h
Lemur20 km/h

Llama

40 km/h

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

Lemur

20 km/h

Lemur can go 20 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 forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
LlamaLemurBoth

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

Llama

Can handle it · Lives in South America

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

Lemur

This is home · Lives in Africa

Lemur lives in places like forest.

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.
Lemur
Plants and meat · Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Llama

Plants · Grazer of high country.

Grass and hay.

Lemur

Plants and meat · Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Fruit, leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.

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
Lemur
Hunts with a pack
Llama6 grit /10
Lemur5 grit /10

Llama

Lives in a herd

Sassy pack animal. Grit: 6/10.

Lemur

Hunts with a pack

Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1. Grit: 5/10.

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
Lemur
6/10
Llama5 brains /10
Lemur6 brains /10

Llama

5/10

Mountain eyes.

Lemur

6/10

Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

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
Lemur
Lemur catta

Llama

Lama glama

Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

Lemur

Lemur catta

Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.

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
Lemur
Sunbeam Sprint

Llama

Spit Screen

The 'spit' is partly stomach juice.

Lemur

Sunbeam Sprint

Ring-tailed lemurs sunbathe like yoga class, then bounce off like popcorn.

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 · Lemur 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Llama is heavier. Lemur uses tooth comb + leap. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Llama tries the Spit Screen. Lemur tries the Sunbeam Sprint. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Llama!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Llama wins. Llama is a lot heavier. Lemur 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 6 · Lemur 2.

Your card: Llama 0 · Lemur 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 · Llama

Llama Drama — a tiny movie about a fence and a very committed llama.

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