WHO WILL WIN?
Warthog
GRUNT-SQUEE
Polar Bear
CHOMP-RUMBLE
THE SETUP

Warthog vs Polar Bear

Warthog
Warthog
Polar Bear
Polar Bear

Pretend a warthog and a polar bear meet in the coast. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Wild warthogs and polar bears would not meet. We still look at the facts.

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

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus · The Arctic's heavyweight champ.

Polar Bear
Home
Arctic sea ice · Lives in North America / Asia / Europe
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Polar Bear is big.

Still-hunter on ice.

Smell can catch a seal from kilometers away.

Patient predator.

  • Polar Bear is big and fast.
  • Mostly seals.
  • Sea ice is their hunting floor.

Family: Brown bears.

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

1.60 m

Polar Bear to scale

Polar Bear

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.

Polar Bear450 kg

Can stand taller than a basketball hoop on its hind legs.

Warthog

0.70 m · 80 kg

Warthog is medium. 80 kg.

Polar Bear

1.60 m · 450 kg

Polar Bear is big. 450 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: Ice-hook paws
  • Armor: Blubber parka
  • Senses: Smell can catch a seal from kilometers away.

Polar Bear · labeled field diagram

Warthog300 psi bite
Polar Bear1200 psi bite

Warthog

Curved tusks

Tool: curved tusks. Bite: 300 psi.

Polar Bear

Ice-hook paws

Tool: ice-hook paws. Bite: 1,200 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Warthog
55 km/h
Polar Bear
40 km/h
Warthog55 km/h
Polar Bear40 km/h

Warthog

55 km/h

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

Polar Bear

40 km/h

Polar Bear 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 the coast. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
WarthogPolar BearBoth

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

Warthog

Not their home · Lives in Africa

Warthog's home is the african savanna, not the coast.

Polar Bear

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

Polar Bear lives in places like the coast.

No. Wild warthogs and polar bears would not meet. We still look at the facts.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Warthog
Plants and meat · Rooter.
Polar Bear
Meat · Still-hunter on ice.

Warthog

Plants and meat · Rooter.

Grass, roots, and leftovers.

Polar Bear

Meat · Still-hunter on ice.

Mostly seals.

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
Polar Bear
Lives alone
Warthog8 grit /10
Polar Bear9 grit /10

Warthog

Lives with family

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

Polar Bear

Lives alone

Patient predator. 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
Polar Bear
7/10
Warthog5 brains /10
Polar Bear7 brains /10

Warthog

5/10

A snout for bulbs and danger.

Polar Bear

7/10

Smell can catch a seal from kilometers away.

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
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Pigs and wild boar.

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

Brown bears.

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
Polar Bear
Seal-Snatch Slam

Warthog

Tail-Up Reverse Park

They run into dens backward so tusks face the door.

Polar Bear

Seal-Snatch Slam

Polar bears can smell a seal from more than a kilometer away.

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 · Polar Bear 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

Warthog runs first. Polar Bear does not race. They wait in the coast.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Warthog tries the Tail-Up Reverse Park. Polar Bear tries the Seal-Snatch Slam. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Polar Bear!

A STOMP

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

On the coast, Polar Bear wins. Polar Bear likes the coast more. 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 1 · Polar Bear 7.

Your card: Warthog 0 · Polar Bear 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 · Polar Bear

The champ does laps. Underwater. Showing off.

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