WHO WILL WIN?
Peacock
KAA-YOWL
Ankylosaurus
CLUB-THUD
THE SETUP

Peacock vs Ankylosaurus

Peacock
Peacock
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus

Pretend they meet in forest. Dinosaurs lived long ago. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Peacock and Ankylosaurus did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

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

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.

Corner B

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris · A walking tank with a wrecking-ball tail.

Ankylosaurus
Home
Late Cretaceous forests of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Plants
Group
Lives alone
Size
Ankylosaurus is giant.

Grazer.

Low to the ground.

A coffee table that hits back.

  • Ankylosaurus is giant and slow.
  • Low plants.
  • Same Late Cretaceous North America as T.

Family: Other ankylosaurs and nodosaurs — the armored dinosaur club.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

1.10 m

Peacock to scale

Peacock

1.70 m

Ankylosaurus to scale

Ankylosaurus

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

Peacock5 kg

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

Ankylosaurus6,000 kg

Low as a grown-up's chest, as heavy as an elephant, wider than a small car.

Peacock

1.10 m · 5 kg

Peacock is small. 5 kg.

Ankylosaurus

1.70 m · 6,000 kg

Ankylosaurus is giant. 6,000 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: Leg spurs
  • Armor: Dazzle display
  • Senses: They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Peacock · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Tail-club sledge
  • Armor: Osteoderm tank plating
  • Senses: Low to the ground.

Ankylosaurus · labeled field diagram

Peacock20 psi bite
Ankylosaurus150 psi bite

Peacock

Leg spurs

Tool: leg spurs. Bite: 20 psi.

Ankylosaurus

Tail-club sledge

Tool: tail-club sledge. Bite: 150 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Peacock
16 km/h
Ankylosaurus
10 km/h
Peacock16 km/h
Ankylosaurus10 km/h

Peacock

16 km/h

Peacock can go 16 km/h. That is not very fast.

Ankylosaurus

10 km/h

Ankylosaurus can go 10 km/h. That is slow.

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
PeacockAnkylosaurusBoth

Meeting biome: forest. Colored land is fossil range for dinosaurs and living range for zoo animals.

Peacock

This is home · Lives in Asia

Peacock lives in places like forest.

Ankylosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Ankylosaurus lives in places like forest.

No. Peacock and Ankylosaurus did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Peacock
Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.
Ankylosaurus
Plants · Grazer.

Peacock

Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Seeds, insects, small reptiles.

Ankylosaurus

Plants · Grazer.

Low plants.

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.

Peacock
Lives in a flock
Ankylosaurus
Lives alone
Peacock4 grit /10
Ankylosaurus8 grit /10

Peacock

Lives in a flock

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

Ankylosaurus

Lives alone

A coffee table that hits back. Grit: 8/10.

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?

Peacock
4/10
Ankylosaurus
2/10
Peacock4 brains /10
Ankylosaurus2 brains /10

Peacock

4/10

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Ankylosaurus

2/10

Low to the ground.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Peacock
Pavo cristatus
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus magniventris

Peacock

Pavo cristatus

Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Other ankylosaurs and nodosaurs — the armored dinosaur club.

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?

Peacock
Train Fan Blast
Ankylosaurus
Low-Profile Club

Peacock

Train Fan Blast

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

Ankylosaurus

Low-Profile Club

Crouch, armor up, wait for a leg to get greedy, then the tail does architecture.

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: Peacock 0 · Ankylosaurus 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Peacock tries the Train Fan Blast. Ankylosaurus tries the Low-Profile Club. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Ankylosaurus!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Ankylosaurus wins. Ankylosaurus 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: Peacock 2 · Ankylosaurus 5 · ties 1.

Your card: Peacock 0 · Ankylosaurus 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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