WHO WILL WIN?
Red Panda
SQUEAK-TWITTER
Velociraptor
SKREEE
THE SETUP

Red Panda vs Velociraptor

Red Panda
Red Panda
Velociraptor
Velociraptor

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

Would they meet?

No. Red Panda and Velociraptor 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

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens · A rusty acrobat who would rather nap than rumble.

Red Panda
Home
Himalayan forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Red Panda is small.

Bamboo and snacks.

Whiskers and a good nose in the misty forest.

Shy climber.

  • Red Panda is small and not very fast.
  • Mostly bamboo, plus fruit, eggs, and insects when the salad bar is closed.
  • Cool mountain forests with plenty of branches and very few appointments.

Family: Not giant pandas.

Corner B

Velociraptor

Velociraptor mongoliensis · Turkey-sized, feathered, and scientifically not a movie extra.

Velociraptor
Home
Late Cretaceous dunes of Mongolia · Lived in Asia long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Velociraptor is small.

Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

Fierce for a turkey.

  • Velociraptor is small and fast.
  • Small animals, maybe Protoceratops.
  • Mongolian desert dunes, not a jungle gym.

Family: Birds, Deinonychus, and the other dromaeosaurs.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.60 m

Red Panda to scale

Red Panda

0.50 m

Velociraptor to scale

Velociraptor

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

Red Panda5 kg

About as heavy as a bag of flour that learned parkour.

Velociraptor15 kg

About as heavy as a big turkey or a small dog. Hip-tall to a first grader.

Red Panda

0.60 m · 5 kg

Red Panda is small. 5 kg.

Velociraptor

0.50 m · 15 kg

Velociraptor is small. 15 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: Needle claws + fake thumb
  • Armor: Fluff camouflage
  • Senses: Whiskers and a good nose in the misty forest.

Red Panda · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Sickle toe-claw
  • Armor: Feather coat
  • Senses: Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

Velociraptor · labeled field diagram

Red Panda80 psi bite
Velociraptor200 psi bite

Red Panda

Needle claws + fake thumb

Tool: needle claws + fake thumb. Bite: 80 psi.

Velociraptor

Sickle toe-claw

Tool: sickle toe-claw. Bite: 200 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Red Panda
24 km/h
Velociraptor
40 km/h
Red Panda24 km/h
Velociraptor40 km/h

Red Panda

24 km/h

Red Panda can go 24 km/h. That is not very fast.

Velociraptor

40 km/h

Velociraptor can go 40 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 grassland. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
Red PandaVelociraptorBoth

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

Red Panda

Can handle it · Lives in Asia

Red Panda's home is the himalayan forests, not grassland.

Velociraptor

This is home · Lived in Asia long ago

Velociraptor lives in places like grassland.

No. Red Panda and Velociraptor did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Red Panda
Plants and meat · Bamboo and snacks.
Velociraptor
Meat · Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Red Panda

Plants and meat · Bamboo and snacks.

Mostly bamboo, plus fruit, eggs, and insects when the salad bar is closed.

Velociraptor

Meat · Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Small animals, maybe Protoceratops.

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.

Red Panda
Lives alone
Velociraptor
Lives alone
Red Panda4 grit /10
Velociraptor7 grit /10

Red Panda

Lives alone

Shy climber. Grit: 4/10.

Velociraptor

Lives alone

Fierce for a turkey. Grit: 7/10.

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?

Red Panda
6/10
Velociraptor
6/10
Red Panda6 brains /10
Velociraptor6 brains /10

Red Panda

6/10

Whiskers and a good nose in the misty forest.

Velociraptor

6/10

Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Red Panda
Ailurus fulgens
Velociraptor
Velociraptor mongoliensis

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

Not giant pandas.

Velociraptor

Velociraptor mongoliensis

Birds, Deinonychus, and the other dromaeosaurs.

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?

Red Panda
Tree-Drop Vanish
Velociraptor
Feather-Dash Pin

Red Panda

Tree-Drop Vanish

When scared they climb.

Velociraptor

Feather-Dash Pin

Fast, smart for a dinosaur, and about the size of a turkey.

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: Red Panda 0 · Velociraptor 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

Velociraptor runs first. Red Panda does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Velociraptor is heavier. Red Panda uses needle claws + fake thumb. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Red Panda tries the Tree-Drop Vanish. Velociraptor tries the Feather-Dash Pin. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Velociraptor!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Velociraptor wins. Velociraptor likes grassland more. Red Panda 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: Red Panda 0 · Velociraptor 7 · ties 1.

Your card: Red Panda 0 · Velociraptor 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 · Red Panda

Bamboo in the rain. Tiny champ. Huge snack.

Grendelkhan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA. Source

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