WHO WILL WIN?
T. rex
RAAWR
Llama
HUM-PFFT
THE SETUP

T. rex vs Llama

T. rex
T. rex
Llama
Llama

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

Would they meet?

No. T. rex and Llama 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

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!

Corner B

Llama

Lama glama · A woolly sentry with a spit-screen special.

Llama
Home
Andean highlands · Lives in South America
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Llama is medium.

Grazer of high country.

Mountain eyes.

Sassy pack animal.

  • Llama is medium and fast.
  • Grass and hay.
  • Mountains and farms.

Family: Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

3.7 m

T. rex to scale

T. rex

1.80 m

Llama to scale

Llama

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

T. rex8,200 kg

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

Llama150 kg

As tall as a grown-up at the head, with a face that has opinions.

T. rex

3.7 m · 8,200 kg

T. rex is giant. 8,200 kg.

Llama

1.80 m · 150 kg

Llama is medium. 150 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: 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

  • Weapon: Neck smack plus kick
  • Armor: Wool buffer
  • Senses: Mountain eyes.

Llama · labeled field diagram

T. rex8000 psi bite
Llama80 psi bite

T. rex

Banana-sized bone shears

Tool: banana-sized bone shears. Bite: 8,000 psi.

Llama

Neck smack plus kick

Tool: neck smack plus kick. Bite: 80 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

T. rex
20 km/h
Llama
40 km/h
T. rex20 km/h
Llama40 km/h

T. rex

20 km/h

T. rex can go 20 km/h. That is not very fast.

Llama

40 km/h

Llama 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 forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
T. rexLlamaBoth

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

T. rex

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

T. rex lives in places like forest.

Llama

Can handle it · Lives in South America

Llama's home is the andean highlands, not forest.

No. T. rex and Llama did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

T. rex
Meat · Giant bite-and-pull hunter.
Llama
Plants · Grazer of high country.

T. rex

Meat · Giant bite-and-pull hunter.

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

Llama

Plants · Grazer of high country.

Grass and hay.

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.

T. rex
Lives alone
Llama
Lives in a herd
T. rex9 grit /10
Llama6 grit /10

T. rex

Lives alone

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

Llama

Lives in a herd

Sassy pack animal. Grit: 6/10.

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?

T. rex
5/10
Llama
5/10
T. rex5 brains /10
Llama5 brains /10

T. rex

5/10

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

Llama

5/10

Mountain eyes.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

T. rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Llama
Lama glama

T. rex

Tyrannosaurus rex

Birds!

Llama

Lama glama

Alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, and camels.

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?

T. rex
Bone-Crunch Clamp
Llama
Spit Screen

T. rex

Bone-Crunch Clamp

T.

Llama

Spit Screen

The 'spit' is partly stomach juice.

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: T. rex 0 · Llama 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

T. rex is heavier. Llama uses neck smack plus kick. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

T. rex tries the Bone-Crunch Clamp. Llama tries the Spit Screen. 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 likes forest more. Llama 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: T. rex 6 · Llama 1 · ties 1.

Your card: T. rex 0 · Llama 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 · Llama

Llama Drama — a tiny movie about a fence and a very committed llama.

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