WHO WILL WIN?
Peacock
KAA-YOWL
T. rex
RAAWR
THE SETUP

Peacock vs T. rex

Peacock
Peacock
T. rex
T. rex

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

Would they meet?

No. Peacock and T. rex 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

T. rex

Tyrannosaurus rex · The banana-toothed bone cruiser.

T. rex
Home
Late Cretaceous floodplains of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
T. rex is giant.

Giant bite-and-pull hunter.

A huge smelling system and eyes that faced more forward than most dinosaurs.

Top of a vanished food web.

  • T. rex is giant and not very fast.
  • Horned dinosaurs, duckbills, leftover carcasses — a giant meat-eater that did not skip free calories.
  • Fossils come from places like Hell Creek: forests, rivers, and floodplains about 66 million years ago.

Family: Birds!

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

3.7 m

T. rex to scale

T. rex

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.

T. rex8,200 kg

Hip-tall as a basketball hoop, heavier than an African elephant, longer than a school bus.

Peacock

1.10 m · 5 kg

Peacock is small. 5 kg.

T. rex

3.7 m · 8,200 kg

T. rex is giant. 8,200 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: Banana-sized bone shears
  • Armor: Thick skull and a neck like a crane
  • Senses: A huge smelling system and eyes that faced more forward than most dinosaurs.

T. rex · labeled field diagram

Peacock20 psi bite
T. rex8000 psi bite

Peacock

Leg spurs

Tool: leg spurs. Bite: 20 psi.

T. rex

Banana-sized bone shears

Tool: banana-sized bone shears. Bite: 8,000 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
T. rex
20 km/h
Peacock16 km/h
T. rex20 km/h

Peacock

16 km/h

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

T. rex

20 km/h

T. rex can go 20 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
PeacockT. rexBoth

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.

T. rex

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

T. rex lives in places like forest.

No. Peacock and T. rex 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.
T. rex
Meat · Giant bite-and-pull hunter.

Peacock

Plants and meat · Bug and seed pecker.

Seeds, insects, small reptiles.

T. rex

Meat · Giant bite-and-pull hunter.

Horned dinosaurs, duckbills, leftover carcasses — a giant meat-eater that did not skip free calories.

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
T. rex
Lives alone
Peacock4 grit /10
T. rex9 grit /10

Peacock

Lives in a flock

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

T. rex

Lives alone

Top of a vanished food web. Grit: 9/10.

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
T. rex
5/10
Peacock4 brains /10
T. rex5 brains /10

Peacock

4/10

They see in color that would melt a crayon box.

T. rex

5/10

A huge smelling system and eyes that faced more forward than most dinosaurs.

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
T. rex
Tyrannosaurus rex

Peacock

Pavo cristatus

Pheasants and junglefowl — the flashy chicken extended family.

T. rex

Tyrannosaurus rex

Birds!

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
T. rex
Bone-Crunch Clamp

Peacock

Train Fan Blast

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

T. rex

Bone-Crunch Clamp

T.

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 · T. rex 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

T. rex runs first. Peacock does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Peacock tries the Train Fan Blast. T. rex tries the Bone-Crunch Clamp. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

T. rex!

A STOMP

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

On forest, T. rex wins. T. rex 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 · T. rex 7 · ties 1.

Your card: Peacock 0 · T. rex 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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