LONG-CALL
Orangutan
The forest's puzzle-solving acrobat.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Orangutan vs Grizzly Bear
Tonight's science rumble is set in a rumble pit drawn in chalk by very excited zookeepers. 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.
Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Grizzlies can smell food from kilometers away.
Berries, roots, moths, moose, and a whole river of fish. Omnivore means 'yes.'
Who do YOU think wins?
WOOF-ROAR
Grizzly Bear
A mountain with claws and a short temper.
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