WHO WILL WIN?
Warthog
GRUNT-SQUEE
Velociraptor
SKREEE
THE SETUP

Warthog vs Velociraptor

Warthog
Warthog
Velociraptor
Velociraptor

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

Would they meet?

No. Warthog and Velociraptor 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

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

Velociraptor

Velociraptor mongoliensis · Turkey-sized, feathered, and scientifically not a movie extra.

Velociraptor
Home
Late Cretaceous dunes of Mongolia · Lived in Asia long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Velociraptor is small.

Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

Fierce for a turkey.

  • Velociraptor is small and fast.
  • Small animals, maybe Protoceratops.
  • Mongolian desert dunes, not a jungle gym.

Family: Birds, Deinonychus, and the other dromaeosaurs.

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

0.50 m

Velociraptor to scale

Velociraptor

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.

Velociraptor15 kg

About as heavy as a big turkey or a small dog. Hip-tall to a first grader.

Warthog

0.70 m · 80 kg

Warthog is medium. 80 kg.

Velociraptor

0.50 m · 15 kg

Velociraptor is small. 15 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: Sickle toe-claw
  • Armor: Feather coat
  • Senses: Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

Velociraptor · labeled field diagram

Warthog300 psi bite
Velociraptor200 psi bite

Warthog

Curved tusks

Tool: curved tusks. Bite: 300 psi.

Velociraptor

Sickle toe-claw

Tool: sickle toe-claw. Bite: 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
Velociraptor
40 km/h
Warthog55 km/h
Velociraptor40 km/h

Warthog

55 km/h

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

Velociraptor

40 km/h

Velociraptor 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 grassland. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
WarthogVelociraptorBoth

Meeting biome: grassland. Colored land is fossil range for dinosaurs and living range for zoo animals.

Warthog

This is home · Lives in Africa

Warthog lives in places like grassland.

Velociraptor

This is home · Lived in Asia long ago

Velociraptor lives in places like grassland.

No. Warthog and Velociraptor did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Warthog
Plants and meat · Rooter.
Velociraptor
Meat · Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Warthog

Plants and meat · Rooter.

Grass, roots, and leftovers.

Velociraptor

Meat · Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Small animals, maybe Protoceratops.

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
Velociraptor
Lives alone
Warthog8 grit /10
Velociraptor7 grit /10

Warthog

Lives with family

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

Velociraptor

Lives alone

Fierce for a turkey. Grit: 7/10.

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
Velociraptor
6/10
Warthog5 brains /10
Velociraptor6 brains /10

Warthog

5/10

A snout for bulbs and danger.

Velociraptor

6/10

Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

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
Velociraptor
Velociraptor mongoliensis

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Pigs and wild boar.

Velociraptor

Velociraptor mongoliensis

Birds, Deinonychus, and the other dromaeosaurs.

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
Velociraptor
Feather-Dash Pin

Warthog

Tail-Up Reverse Park

They run into dens backward so tusks face the door.

Velociraptor

Feather-Dash Pin

Fast, smart for a dinosaur, and about the size of a turkey.

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 · Velociraptor 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Warthog is heavier. Velociraptor uses sickle toe-claw. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Warthog tries the Tail-Up Reverse Park. Velociraptor tries the Feather-Dash Pin. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Warthog!

A CLEAR PICK · UNDERDOG

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

On grassland, Warthog wins. Warthog is a lot heavier. Velociraptor 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 2 · Velociraptor 4 · ties 2.

Your card: Warthog 0 · Velociraptor 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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