WHO WILL WIN?
Zebra
BRAY-YIP
Allosaurus
RAAAH
THE SETUP

Zebra vs Allosaurus

Zebra
Zebra
Allosaurus
Allosaurus

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

Would they meet?

No. Zebra and Allosaurus 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

Zebra

Equus quagga · A living barcode with a mule's kick.

Zebra
Home
African grassland · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Zebra is big.

Grazer.

Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Nervy and brave in a group.

  • Zebra is big and fast.
  • Grass, grass, and more grass.
  • They roam with wildebeest in giant, noisy neighborhoods on the move.

Family: Horses and donkeys.

Corner B

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis · The Jurassic's hatchet-jaw hunter.

Allosaurus
Home
Late Jurassic plains of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Allosaurus is huge.

Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Top predator of its chapter.

  • Allosaurus is huge and not very fast.
  • Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.
  • Morrison Formation, Late Jurassic.

Family: Other allosauroids.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

1.40 m

Zebra to scale

Zebra

2.8 m

Allosaurus to scale

Allosaurus

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

Zebra350 kg

About the size of a small horse that learned martial arts.

Allosaurus1,700 kg

About the weight of a small car, hip-tall as a doorway, shorter than T. rex and quicker on the turn.

Zebra

1.40 m · 350 kg

Zebra is big. 350 kg.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 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: Rear-leg thunder kick
  • Armor: Dazzle stripes
  • Senses: Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Zebra · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Hatchet bite plus hand claws
  • Armor: Crested skull
  • Senses: Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Allosaurus · labeled field diagram

Zebra300 psi bite
Allosaurus2000 psi bite

Zebra

Rear-leg thunder kick

Tool: rear-leg thunder kick. Bite: 300 psi.

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

Tool: hatchet bite plus hand claws. Bite: 2,000 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Zebra
65 km/h
Allosaurus
32 km/h
Zebra65 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h

Zebra

65 km/h

Zebra can go 65 km/h. That is fast.

Allosaurus

32 km/h

Allosaurus can go 32 km/h. That is not 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
ZebraAllosaurusBoth

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

Zebra

This is home · Lives in Africa

Zebra lives in places like grassland.

Allosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Allosaurus lives in places like grassland.

No. Zebra and Allosaurus did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Zebra
Plants · Grazer.
Allosaurus
Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Zebra

Plants · Grazer.

Grass, grass, and more grass.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

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.

Zebra
Lives in a herd
Allosaurus
Lives alone
Zebra7 grit /10
Allosaurus8 grit /10

Zebra

Lives in a herd

Nervy and brave in a group. Grit: 7/10.

Allosaurus

Lives alone

Top predator of its chapter. 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?

Zebra
5/10
Allosaurus
4/10
Zebra5 brains /10
Allosaurus4 brains /10

Zebra

5/10

Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Zebra
Equus quagga
Allosaurus
Allosaurus fragilis

Zebra

Equus quagga

Horses and donkeys.

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

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?

Zebra
Zigzag Stampede
Allosaurus
Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Zebra

Zigzag Stampede

Zebras do not run in a straight line.

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

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: Zebra 0 · Allosaurus 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Zebra runs first. Allosaurus does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Allosaurus is heavier. Zebra uses rear-leg thunder kick. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Zebra tries the Zigzag Stampede. Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Allosaurus!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Allosaurus wins. Allosaurus is a lot heavier. Zebra 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: Zebra 2 · Allosaurus 5 · ties 1.

Your card: Zebra 0 · Allosaurus 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.

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