WHO WILL WIN?
Peacock
KAA-YOWL
Jaguar
UH-UH-GRUNT
THE SETUP

Peacock vs Jaguar

Peacock
Peacock
Jaguar
Jaguar

Pretend a peacock and a jaguar 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

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

Jaguar

Panthera onca · The skull-cracker of the rainforest.

Jaguar
Home
Amazon rainforest · Lives in South America / North America
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Jaguar is medium.

Skull-bite hunter.

Water-and-forest eyes.

Power in a compact cat.

  • Jaguar is medium and fast.
  • Capybara, deer, fish, caimans — the menu is the whole forest.
  • Rivers and dense jungle.

Family: Leopards look similar.

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

0.75 m

Jaguar to scale

Jaguar

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.

Jaguar95 kg

Heavier than a leopard, shorter than a tiger, meaner at the dentist.

Peacock

1.10 m · 5 kg

Peacock is small. 5 kg.

Jaguar

0.75 m · 95 kg

Jaguar is medium. 95 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: Bone-piercing bite
  • Armor: Stocky muscle coat
  • Senses: Water-and-forest eyes.

Jaguar · labeled field diagram

Peacock20 psi bite
Jaguar1500 psi bite

Peacock

Leg spurs

Tool: leg spurs. Bite: 20 psi.

Jaguar

Bone-piercing bite

Tool: bone-piercing bite. Bite: 1,500 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
Jaguar
50 km/h
Peacock16 km/h
Jaguar50 km/h

Peacock

16 km/h

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

Jaguar

50 km/h

Jaguar can go 50 km/h. That is 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
PeacockJaguarBoth

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

Peacock

This is home · Lives in Asia

Peacock lives in places like forest.

Jaguar

This is home · Lives in South America / North America

Jaguar 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?

Peacock
Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.
Jaguar
Meat · Skull-bite hunter.

Peacock

Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Seeds, insects, small reptiles.

Jaguar

Meat · Skull-bite hunter.

Capybara, deer, fish, caimans — the menu is the whole forest.

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
Jaguar
Lives alone
Peacock4 grit /10
Jaguar8 grit /10

Peacock

Lives in a flock

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

Jaguar

Lives alone

Power in a compact cat. 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
Jaguar
7/10
Peacock4 brains /10
Jaguar7 brains /10

Peacock

4/10

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

Jaguar

7/10

Water-and-forest eyes.

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
Jaguar
Panthera onca

Peacock

Pavo cristatus

Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Leopards look similar.

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
Jaguar
River Skull Clamp

Peacock

Train Fan Blast

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

Jaguar

River Skull Clamp

They love water.

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 · Jaguar 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Peacock tries the Train Fan Blast. Jaguar tries the River Skull Clamp. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Jaguar!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Jaguar wins. Jaguar 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 0 · Jaguar 7 · ties 1.

Your card: Peacock 0 · Jaguar 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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