WHO WILL WIN?
Zebra
BRAY-YIP
Anaconda
SLITHER-WHOMP
THE SETUP

Zebra vs Anaconda

Zebra
Zebra
Anaconda
Anaconda

Pretend a zebra and a anaconda meet in grassland. 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

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

Anaconda

Eunectes murinus · A river rope that forgot it is allowed to be this heavy.

Anaconda
Home
Amazon rivers · Lives in South America
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Anaconda is big.

Wait in the water, coil, squeeze.

Heat pits plus a swimmer's patience.

Heavy and unhurried.

  • Anaconda is big and slow.
  • Capybara, fish, birds, caimans — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the maybe list.
  • Slow rivers and swamps.

Family: Boas.

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

0.40 m

Anaconda to scale

Anaconda

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

Zebra350 kg

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

Anaconda200 kg

As heavy as a couple of grown-ups, longer than a classroom rug.

Zebra

1.40 m · 350 kg

Zebra is big. 350 kg.

Anaconda

0.40 m · 200 kg

Anaconda is big. 200 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: Coil squeeze
  • Armor: Water-slick muscle
  • Senses: Heat pits plus a swimmer's patience.

Anaconda · labeled field diagram

Zebra300 psi bite
Anaconda200 psi bite

Zebra

Rear-leg thunder kick

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

Anaconda

Coil squeeze

Tool: coil squeeze. 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?

Zebra
65 km/h
Anaconda
8 km/h
Zebra65 km/h
Anaconda8 km/h

Zebra

65 km/h

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

Anaconda

8 km/h

Anaconda can go 8 km/h. That is slow.

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
ZebraAnacondaBoth

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

Zebra

This is home · Lives in Africa

Zebra lives in places like grassland.

Anaconda

Not their home · Lives in South America

Anaconda's home is the amazon rivers, not grassland.

Almost never. Their homes sit next to each other.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Zebra
Plants · Grazer.
Anaconda
Meat · Wait in the water, coil, squeeze.

Zebra

Plants · Grazer.

Grass, grass, and more grass.

Anaconda

Meat · Wait in the water, coil, squeeze.

Capybara, fish, birds, caimans — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the maybe list.

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
Anaconda
Lives alone
Zebra7 grit /10
Anaconda8 grit /10

Zebra

Lives in a herd

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

Anaconda

Lives alone

Heavy and unhurried. 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
Anaconda
4/10
Zebra5 brains /10
Anaconda4 brains /10

Zebra

5/10

Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Anaconda

4/10

Heat pits plus a swimmer's patience.

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
Anaconda
Eunectes murinus

Zebra

Equus quagga

Horses and donkeys.

Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Boas.

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
Anaconda
Swamp Wrap

Zebra

Zigzag Stampede

Zebras do not run in a straight line.

Anaconda

Swamp Wrap

They wait like a log.

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 · Anaconda 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Zebra is heavier. Anaconda uses coil squeeze. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Zebra tries the Zigzag Stampede. Anaconda tries the Swamp Wrap. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Zebra!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On grassland, Zebra wins. Zebra likes grassland more. Anaconda 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 4 · Anaconda 4.

Your card: Zebra 0 · Anaconda 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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