WHO WILL WIN?
Okapi
CHUFF-BLEAT
Peacock
KAA-YOWL
THE SETUP

Okapi vs Peacock

Okapi
Okapi
Peacock
Peacock

Pretend a okapi and a peacock meet in forest. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

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

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni · A forest giraffe in zebra socks.

Okapi
Home
Congo rainforest · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants
Group
Lives alone
Size
Okapi is big.

Forest browser.

Huge ears.

Ghost of the rainforest.

  • Okapi is big and fast.
  • Leaves, fruit, and fungi.
  • Deep rainforest.

Family: Giraffes.

Corner B

Peacock

Pavo cristatus · A walking fireworks show with spurs.

Peacock
Home
Indian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives in a flock
Size
Peacock is small.

Bug and seed pecker.

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Show-off until startled, then a surprisingly mean kick.

  • Peacock is small and not very fast.
  • Seeds, insects, small reptiles.
  • Forest edges and open ground where a tail that big can actually.

Family: Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

Stand them next to a grown-up. Who is bigger and heavier?

1.70 m

Grown-up

1.60 m

Okapi to scale

Okapi

1.10 m

Peacock to scale

Peacock

Height to scale. A grown-up is 1.7 m.

Okapi250 kg

About as heavy as a pony, dressed like a secret.

Peacock5 kg

Light as a cat, longer than a broom when the train is fully extra.

Okapi

1.60 m · 250 kg

Okapi is big. 250 kg.

Peacock

1.10 m · 5 kg

Peacock is small. 5 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: Kick plus ossicone bump
  • Armor: Stripe socks
  • Senses: Huge ears.

Okapi · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Leg spurs
  • Armor: Dazzle display
  • Senses: They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Peacock · labeled field diagram

Okapi30 psi bite
Peacock20 psi bite

Okapi

Kick plus ossicone bump

Tool: kick plus ossicone bump. Bite: 30 psi.

Peacock

Leg spurs

Tool: leg spurs. Bite: 20 psi.

A bite number is only one tool. Coils and kicks count too.

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Okapi
50 km/h
Peacock
16 km/h
Okapi50 km/h
Peacock16 km/h

Okapi

50 km/h

Okapi can go 50 km/h. That is fast.

Peacock

16 km/h

Peacock can go 16 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
OkapiPeacockBoth

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

Okapi

This is home · Lives in Africa

Okapi lives in places like forest.

Peacock

This is home · Lives in Asia

Peacock lives in places like forest.

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Okapi
Plants · Forest browser.
Peacock
Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Okapi

Plants · Forest browser.

Leaves, fruit, and fungi.

Peacock

Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Seeds, insects, small reptiles.

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.

Okapi
Lives alone
Peacock
Lives in a flock
Okapi5 grit /10
Peacock4 grit /10

Okapi

Lives alone

Ghost of the rainforest. Grit: 5/10.

Peacock

Lives in a flock

Show-off until startled, then a surprisingly mean kick. Grit: 4/10.

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?

Okapi
5/10
Peacock
4/10
Okapi5 brains /10
Peacock4 brains /10

Okapi

5/10

Huge ears.

Peacock

4/10

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

In the wild, brains often mean leave before it starts.

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Okapi
Okapia johnstoni
Peacock
Pavo cristatus

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

Giraffes.

Peacock

Pavo cristatus

Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

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?

Okapi
Ghost of the Ituri
Peacock
Train Fan Blast

Okapi

Ghost of the Ituri

They are so shy scientists photographed them in the wild only recently.

Peacock

Train Fan Blast

The train rattles, the eyespots shimmer, and everybody forgets what they were doing.

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: Okapi 0 · Peacock 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

Okapi runs first. Peacock does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Okapi is heavier. Peacock uses leg spurs. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Okapi tries the Ghost of the Ituri. Peacock tries the Train Fan Blast. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Okapi!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Okapi wins. Okapi is a lot heavier. Peacock 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: Okapi 6 · Peacock 0 · ties 2.

Your card: Okapi 0 · Peacock 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 · Peacock

The victory dance. Extra feathers. Extra drama.

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