WHO WILL WIN?
Warthog
GRUNT-SQUEE
Anteater
SNUFF-SLURP
THE SETUP

Warthog vs Anteater

Warthog
Warthog
Anteater
Anteater

Pretend a warthog and a anteater meet in grassland. 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

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus · A tusked sprinter who reverse-parks into burrows.

Warthog
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives with family
Size
Warthog is medium.

Rooter.

A snout for bulbs and danger.

Looks comic, fights like a small rhino with opinions.

  • Warthog is medium and fast.
  • Grass, roots, and leftovers.
  • Open woodland with aardvark burrows for rent.

Family: Pigs and wild boar.

Corner B

Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla · A vacuum cleaner with wrecking-ball claws.

Anteater
Home
South American grassland and forest · Lives in South America
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Anteater is medium.

Ant specialist.

A nose that does the seeing.

Shy shredder.

  • Anteater is medium and fast.
  • Ants and termites.
  • Open woodland where mounds are the grocery store.

Family: Sloths and armadillos.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.70 m

Warthog to scale

Warthog

0.60 m

Anteater to scale

Anteater

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

Warthog80 kg

About as heavy as a big dog, with a tail that flags like an antenna.

Anteater40 kg

About as heavy as a third-grader, mostly snout and tail.

Warthog

0.70 m · 80 kg

Warthog is medium. 80 kg.

Anteater

0.60 m · 40 kg

Anteater 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: Curved tusks
  • Armor: Facial warts
  • Senses: A snout for bulbs and danger.

Warthog · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Hook claws
  • Armor: Bushy banner tail
  • Senses: A nose that does the seeing.

Anteater · labeled field diagram

Warthog300 psi bite
Anteater20 psi bite

Warthog

Curved tusks

Tool: curved tusks. Bite: 300 psi.

Anteater

Hook claws

Tool: hook claws. Bite: 20 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Warthog
55 km/h
Anteater
50 km/h
Warthog55 km/h
Anteater50 km/h

Warthog

55 km/h

Warthog can go 55 km/h. That is fast.

Anteater

50 km/h

Anteater 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 grassland. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
WarthogAnteaterBoth

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

Warthog

This is home · Lives in Africa

Warthog lives in places like grassland.

Anteater

This is home · Lives in South America

Anteater lives in places like grassland.

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?

Warthog
Plants and meat · Rooter.
Anteater
Meat · Ant specialist.

Warthog

Plants and meat · Rooter.

Grass, roots, and leftovers.

Anteater

Meat · Ant specialist.

Ants and termites.

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.

Warthog
Lives with family
Anteater
Lives alone
Warthog8 grit /10
Anteater6 grit /10

Warthog

Lives with family

Looks comic, fights like a small rhino with opinions. Grit: 8/10.

Anteater

Lives alone

Shy shredder. 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?

Warthog
5/10
Anteater
5/10
Warthog5 brains /10
Anteater5 brains /10

Warthog

5/10

A snout for bulbs and danger.

Anteater

5/10

A nose that does the seeing.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Pigs and wild boar.

Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Sloths and armadillos.

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?

Warthog
Tail-Up Reverse Park
Anteater
Termite-Can Opener

Warthog

Tail-Up Reverse Park

They run into dens backward so tusks face the door.

Anteater

Termite-Can Opener

If cornered they rear up and slash.

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: Warthog 0 · Anteater 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

Warthog runs first. Anteater does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Warthog is heavier. Anteater uses hook claws. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Warthog tries the Tail-Up Reverse Park. Anteater tries the Termite-Can Opener. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Warthog!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On grassland, Warthog wins. Warthog is a lot heavier. Anteater 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: Warthog 5 · Anteater 0 · ties 3.

Your card: Warthog 0 · Anteater 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.

Victory lap · Warthog

Snack with tusks. The look is the point.

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