WHO WILL WIN?
T. rex
RAAWR
Wolf
AWOOOOO
THE SETUP

T. rex vs Wolf

T. rex
T. rex
Wolf
Wolf

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

Would they meet?

No. T. rex and Wolf 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

Wolf

Canis lupus · Team captain of the wild.

Wolf
Home
Forests, tundra, and mountains · Lives in North America / Asia / Europe
Food
Meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Wolf is medium.

Team chasers.

Nose first, then ears.

Cautious and coordinated.

  • Wolf is medium and fast.
  • Deer, moose, hares — whatever the pack can out-think.
  • They roam huge territories and sing to keep the family map updated.

Family: Dogs.

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

0.85 m

Wolf to scale

Wolf

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.

Wolf40 kg

Like a very large dog that skipped every obedience class on purpose.

T. rex

3.7 m · 8,200 kg

T. rex is giant. 8,200 kg.

Wolf

0.85 m · 40 kg

Wolf is medium. 40 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: Precision bone bite
  • Armor: Winter double-coat
  • Senses: Nose first, then ears.

Wolf · labeled field diagram

T. rex8000 psi bite
Wolf400 psi bite

T. rex

Banana-sized bone shears

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

Wolf

Precision bone bite

Tool: precision bone bite. Bite: 400 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
Wolf
55 km/h
T. rex20 km/h
Wolf55 km/h

T. rex

20 km/h

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

Wolf

55 km/h

Wolf can go 55 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. rexWolfBoth

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.

Wolf

This is home · Lives in North America / Asia / Europe

Wolf lives in places like forest.

No. T. rex and Wolf 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.
Wolf
Meat · Team chasers.

T. rex

Meat · Giant bite-and-pull hunter.

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

Wolf

Meat · Team chasers.

Deer, moose, hares — whatever the pack can out-think.

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
Wolf
Hunts with a pack
T. rex9 grit /10
Wolf9 grit /10

T. rex

Lives alone

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

Wolf

Hunts with a pack

Cautious and coordinated. 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?

T. rex
5/10
Wolf
8/10
T. rex5 brains /10
Wolf8 brains /10

T. rex

5/10

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

Wolf

8/10

Nose first, then ears.

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
Wolf
Canis lupus

T. rex

Tyrannosaurus rex

Birds!

Wolf

Canis lupus

Dogs.

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
Wolf
Pack-Howl Focus

T. rex

Bone-Crunch Clamp

T.

Wolf

Pack-Howl Focus

Even alone, a wolf thinks like a teammate.

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 · Wolf 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

T. rex is heavier. Wolf uses precision bone bite. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

T. rex tries the Bone-Crunch Clamp. Wolf tries the Pack-Howl Focus. 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. Wolf 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 4 · Wolf 2 · ties 2.

Your card: T. rex 0 · Wolf 0.

The last page follows the whole animal — body plus home — not one bar chart.

Send this fight

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