WHO WILL WIN?
Warthog
GRUNT-SQUEE
Tiger
GRRRROWL
THE SETUP

Warthog vs Tiger

Warthog
Warthog
Tiger
Tiger

Pretend a warthog and a tiger meet in river country. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

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

Tiger

Panthera tigris · Stripes, stealth, and serious biceps.

Tiger
Home
Asian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Tiger is big.

A solo ambush specialist.

Night vision about six times better than yours.

Quiet until it is not.

  • Tiger is big and fast.
  • Tigers eat deer, wild boar, and just about anything they can overpower.
  • Tigers swim for fun.

Family: Lion, leopard, jaguar — the whole roaring family.

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

1.10 m

Tiger to scale

Tiger

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.

Tiger220 kg

Heavier than a lion, and longer than a small car.

Warthog

0.70 m · 80 kg

Warthog is medium. 80 kg.

Tiger

1.10 m · 220 kg

Tiger is big. 220 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: Can-opener canines
  • Armor: Camo coat
  • Senses: Night vision about six times better than yours.

Tiger · labeled field diagram

Warthog300 psi bite
Tiger1050 psi bite

Warthog

Curved tusks

Tool: curved tusks. Bite: 300 psi.

Tiger

Can-opener canines

Tool: can-opener canines. Bite: 1,050 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
Tiger
65 km/h
Warthog55 km/h
Tiger65 km/h

Warthog

55 km/h

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

Tiger

65 km/h

Tiger can go 65 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 river country. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
WarthogTigerBoth

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

Warthog

Can handle it · Lives in Africa

Warthog's home is the african savanna, not river country.

Tiger

This is home · Lives in Asia

Tiger lives in places like river country.

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Warthog
Plants and meat · Rooter.
Tiger
Meat · A solo ambush specialist.

Warthog

Plants and meat · Rooter.

Grass, roots, and leftovers.

Tiger

Meat · A solo ambush specialist.

Tigers eat deer, wild boar, and just about anything they can overpower.

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
Tiger
Lives alone
Warthog8 grit /10
Tiger8 grit /10

Warthog

Lives with family

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

Tiger

Lives alone

Quiet until it is not. Grit: 8/10.

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
Tiger
7/10
Warthog5 brains /10
Tiger7 brains /10

Warthog

5/10

A snout for bulbs and danger.

Tiger

7/10

Night vision about six times better than yours.

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
Tiger
Panthera tigris

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Pigs and wild boar.

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Lion, leopard, jaguar — the whole roaring family.

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
Tiger
Ambush Pounce

Warthog

Tail-Up Reverse Park

They run into dens backward so tusks face the door.

Tiger

Ambush Pounce

Tigers are solo hunters.

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 · Tiger 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

Tiger runs first. Warthog does not race. They wait in river country.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Tiger 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. Tiger tries the Ambush Pounce. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Tiger!

A STOMP

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

On river country, Tiger wins. Tiger likes river country 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 0 · Tiger 8.

Your card: Warthog 0 · Tiger 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 · Tiger

After the rumble: a stick, a pool, and zero chill.

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