
Meerkat
The smallest fighter with the biggest sentry energy.
Meerkat vs Baboon
Tonight's science rumble is set in the visitor lawn, now closed for SCIENCE. No snacks were harmed.
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
Meerkats have dark eye patches that work like built-in sunglasses.
Insects, scorpions, eggs, and the occasional lizard. They even eat venomous scorpions.
Baboon
Papio anubis
Baboons keep a lookout while others forage. Safety is a job.
Fruit, grass, insects, and the occasional small animal. Flexible and fearless at picnic tables.
Who do YOU think wins?

Baboon
A troop-tough primate with serious canine teeth.