WHO WILL WIN?
Zebra
BRAY-YIP
Hyena
WHOOP-HAHA
THE SETUP

Zebra vs Hyena

Zebra
Zebra
Hyena
Hyena

Pretend a zebra and a hyena meet in grassland. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

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

Hyena

Crocuta crocuta · The bone-crunching comedian of the savanna.

Hyena
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Hyena is medium.

Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

Bold in a clan.

  • Hyena is medium and fast.
  • They hunt more than they scavenge.
  • Open grassland where clans can hear each other across the night.

Family: Not dogs.

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

0.85 m

Hyena to scale

Hyena

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

Zebra350 kg

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

Hyena70 kg

About as heavy as a big dog that skipped every 'drop it' lesson.

Zebra

1.40 m · 350 kg

Zebra is big. 350 kg.

Hyena

0.85 m · 70 kg

Hyena is medium. 70 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: Bone-blender jaws
  • Armor: Scrappy stamina
  • Senses: Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

Hyena · labeled field diagram

Zebra300 psi bite
Hyena1100 psi bite

Zebra

Rear-leg thunder kick

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

Hyena

Bone-blender jaws

Tool: bone-blender jaws. Bite: 1,100 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
Hyena
60 km/h
Zebra65 km/h
Hyena60 km/h

Zebra

65 km/h

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

Hyena

60 km/h

Hyena can go 60 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
ZebraHyenaBoth

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

Zebra

This is home · Lives in Africa

Zebra lives in places like grassland.

Hyena

This is home · Lives in Africa

Hyena lives in places like grassland.

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Zebra
Plants · Grazer.
Hyena
Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

Zebra

Plants · Grazer.

Grass, grass, and more grass.

Hyena

Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

They hunt more than they scavenge.

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
Hyena
Hunts with a pack
Zebra7 grit /10
Hyena9 grit /10

Zebra

Lives in a herd

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

Hyena

Hunts with a pack

Bold in a clan. 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?

Zebra
5/10
Hyena
7/10
Zebra5 brains /10
Hyena7 brains /10

Zebra

5/10

Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Hyena

7/10

Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

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
Hyena
Crocuta crocuta

Zebra

Equus quagga

Horses and donkeys.

Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Not dogs.

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
Hyena
Whoop-and-Swarm

Zebra

Zigzag Stampede

Zebras do not run in a straight line.

Hyena

Whoop-and-Swarm

The laugh is a call, not a joke.

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 · Hyena 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Zebra is heavier. Hyena uses bone-blender jaws. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Zebra tries the Zigzag Stampede. Hyena tries the Whoop-and-Swarm. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Zebra!

A CLEAR PICK · UNDERDOG

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

On grassland, Zebra wins. Zebra is a lot heavier. Hyena 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 · Hyena 4 · ties 2.

Your card: Zebra 0 · Hyena 0.

The last page follows the whole animal — body plus home — not one bar chart.

Send this fight

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