CHK-CHK-ALARM
Meerkat
The smallest fighter with the biggest sentry energy.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Meerkat vs Orangutan
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.
Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Orangutan means 'person of the forest' in Malay.
Mostly fruit, plus leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
Who do YOU think wins?
LONG-CALL
Orangutan
The forest's puzzle-solving acrobat.
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