WHO WILL WIN?
Zebra
BRAY-YIP
Jaguar
UH-UH-GRUNT
THE SETUP

Zebra vs Jaguar

Zebra
Zebra
Jaguar
Jaguar

Pretend a zebra and a jaguar 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

Jaguar

Panthera onca · The skull-cracker of the rainforest.

Jaguar
Home
Amazon rainforest · Lives in South America / North America
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Jaguar is medium.

Skull-bite hunter.

Water-and-forest eyes.

Power in a compact cat.

  • Jaguar is medium and fast.
  • Capybara, deer, fish, caimans — the menu is the whole forest.
  • Rivers and dense jungle.

Family: Leopards look similar.

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

0.75 m

Jaguar to scale

Jaguar

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

Zebra350 kg

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

Jaguar95 kg

Heavier than a leopard, shorter than a tiger, meaner at the dentist.

Zebra

1.40 m · 350 kg

Zebra is big. 350 kg.

Jaguar

0.75 m · 95 kg

Jaguar is medium. 95 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-piercing bite
  • Armor: Stocky muscle coat
  • Senses: Water-and-forest eyes.

Jaguar · labeled field diagram

Zebra300 psi bite
Jaguar1500 psi bite

Zebra

Rear-leg thunder kick

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

Jaguar

Bone-piercing bite

Tool: bone-piercing bite. Bite: 1,500 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
Jaguar
50 km/h
Zebra65 km/h
Jaguar50 km/h

Zebra

65 km/h

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

Jaguar

50 km/h

Jaguar can go 50 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
ZebraJaguarBoth

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

Zebra

This is home · Lives in Africa

Zebra lives in places like grassland.

Jaguar

Can handle it · Lives in South America / North America

Jaguar's home is the amazon rainforest, 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.
Jaguar
Meat · Skull-bite hunter.

Zebra

Plants · Grazer.

Grass, grass, and more grass.

Jaguar

Meat · Skull-bite hunter.

Capybara, deer, fish, caimans — the menu is the whole forest.

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
Jaguar
Lives alone
Zebra7 grit /10
Jaguar8 grit /10

Zebra

Lives in a herd

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

Jaguar

Lives alone

Power in a compact cat. 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
Jaguar
7/10
Zebra5 brains /10
Jaguar7 brains /10

Zebra

5/10

Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Jaguar

7/10

Water-and-forest eyes.

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
Jaguar
Panthera onca

Zebra

Equus quagga

Horses and donkeys.

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Leopards look similar.

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
Jaguar
River Skull Clamp

Zebra

Zigzag Stampede

Zebras do not run in a straight line.

Jaguar

River Skull Clamp

They love water.

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 · Jaguar 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Zebra is heavier. Jaguar uses bone-piercing bite. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Zebra tries the Zigzag Stampede. Jaguar tries the River Skull Clamp. 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 likes grassland more. Jaguar 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 3 · Jaguar 5.

Your card: Zebra 0 · Jaguar 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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