LONG-CALL
Orangutan
The forest's puzzle-solving acrobat.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Orangutan vs Capybara
Tonight's science rumble is set in the visitor lawn, now closed for SCIENCE. No snacks were harmed.
Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Orangutan means 'person of the forest' in Malay.
Mostly fruit, plus leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Capybaras are the largest rodents on Earth.
Grasses and water plants. They graze like tiny, sociable hippos.
Who do YOU think wins?
CLICK-PURR
Capybara
The world's chillest giant rodent.
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