WHO WILL WIN?
Warthog
GRUNT-SQUEE
Lion
ROOOAR
THE SETUP

Warthog vs Lion

Warthog
Warthog
Lion
Lion

Pretend a warthog and a lion 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

Lion

Panthera leo · The mane event.

Lion
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Lives in a team
Size
Lion is medium.

Lionesses stalk and rush as a team.

Night vision and a roar you can hear for kilometers.

Bold on home grass.

  • Lion is medium and very fast.
  • Lions hunt antelope, zebra, and even buffalo — usually as a team.
  • Lions love open grass country where they can stalk in plain sight.

Family: Tiger, leopard, jaguar, and your house cat (very, very distant cousin).

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

1.20 m

Lion to scale

Lion

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.

Lion190 kg

About as heavy as two grown-up humans stacked together.

Warthog

0.70 m · 80 kg

Warthog is medium. 80 kg.

Lion

1.20 m · 190 kg

Lion is medium. 190 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: Retractable meat hooks
  • Armor: Neck-guard mane
  • Senses: Night vision and a roar you can hear for kilometers.

Lion · labeled field diagram

Warthog300 psi bite
Lion650 psi bite

Warthog

Curved tusks

Tool: curved tusks. Bite: 300 psi.

Lion

Retractable meat hooks

Tool: retractable meat hooks. Bite: 650 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
Lion
80 km/h
Warthog55 km/h
Lion80 km/h

Warthog

55 km/h

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

Lion

80 km/h

Lion can go 80 km/h. That is 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 grassland. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
WarthogLionBoth

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

Warthog

This is home · Lives in Africa

Warthog lives in places like grassland.

Lion

This is home · Lives in Africa

Lion 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.
Lion
Meat · Lionesses stalk and rush as a team.

Warthog

Plants and meat · Rooter.

Grass, roots, and leftovers.

Lion

Meat · Lionesses stalk and rush as a team.

Lions hunt antelope, zebra, and even buffalo — usually as a team.

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
Lion
Lives in a team
Warthog8 grit /10
Lion9 grit /10

Warthog

Lives with family

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

Lion

Lives in a team

Bold on home grass. 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?

Warthog
5/10
Lion
7/10
Warthog5 brains /10
Lion7 brains /10

Warthog

5/10

A snout for bulbs and danger.

Lion

7/10

Night vision and a roar you can hear for kilometers.

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
Lion
Panthera leo

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Pigs and wild boar.

Lion

Panthera leo

Tiger, leopard, jaguar, and your house cat (very, very distant cousin).

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
Lion
Pride Roar Stun

Warthog

Tail-Up Reverse Park

They run into dens backward so tusks face the door.

Lion

Pride Roar Stun

A lion's roar can travel 8 kilometers.

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 · Lion 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Lion is heavier. Warthog uses curved tusks. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Warthog tries the Tail-Up Reverse Park. Lion tries the Pride Roar Stun. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Lion!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On grassland, Lion wins. Lion is a lot heavier. Warthog 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 0 · Lion 7 · ties 1.

Your card: Warthog 0 · Lion 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 · Lion

The champ works the camera. Mane: present. Dignity: optional.

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