Connecticut: Who Will You Choose to Defend You in This Animal Challenge?

You may have heard the classic hypothetical animal fight question: Would you rather battle a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? I first encountered this intriguing dilemma back in 2013, and it’s been on my mind ever since.

Once a year, I like to bring similar questions to the I-95 Morning Show and engage our listeners in some fun debates. On the Thursday edition of the show (09/26/24), we explored a fascinating scenario involving different groups of animals. The task was to choose one group to defend you while the others will try and kill you. The original question included too many animal groupings for my taste, so we narrowed it down from nine to six for this article.

So, here’s the challenge for you: pick one of these groups to defend you while the others come to get you. Which one would you choose?

• 5 Gorillas
• 10 Alligators
• 50 Eagles
• 10,000 Rats
• 3 Bears
• 15 Wolves

I think we can all agree that no matter what you choose, this is going to be a long and painful day. I'm not confident this choice will save my life but I think I have to take the wolves. They are known for their coordinated attacks and I have a feeling this gives me my best chance. But what the hell do I know?

Here are some of the hilarious things our listeners were saying during our animal fight chat:

Ol' Fritzy - Newtown: One I ask people to gauge their personality: You vs a fish your size. Venue is important.

Russel - New Milford: I want Ligers to defend me.

Plutarchos - New Milford: Yo, I would pick a group of rabid possums to defend me.

Vesig - Stratford: I want a male Silverback Gorilla on my side.

Kenny Bania - Bantam: Do I have to train these 10,000 rats because I can’t do that. I don’t wanna choose the rats and then just have them runoff at the first sign of danger.

Dill Pickle - New Milford: 10 nyc sewer rats vs. 2 Ethan's

Jay Cadmus - New Fairfield: Weird animal fights: man versus wild pack of raccoons. Death-dealing nocturnal mini ninjas. My money is on the raccoons.

High in the Hills - Danbury: Komodo dragon vs 2 orangutans

BONUS: I'm going with the horse-sized duck, that is pure terror. The person who came up with that question should be studied by science because they're a genius and likely not contributing enough to society. This kind of mind could be the key to curing cancer or ending the strife at the Gaza Strip.

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