With Lily Lu



Hello!

My name is Lily Lu and I explored the

and researched various animals with a Very Specific Intention in mind ;) !




Gathering Intel



Step One: Know Thy Enemy.



I knew I needed to gain an in-depth understanding of how my enemy ticks.

I drew. I drew until I was certain that when the day came when I would have to square my enemy dead in the eye,

I would know every wrinkle and every furrow in its brow before they could even appear.


As Sun Tzu once said: “The only way to unsheathe a sword is to draw it… The same could be said about your enemy.”


A bird with spread wings and CRAZY AURA A vulture flying through the air. An owl perched on a branch that has CRAZY AURA A secretary bird that has CRAZY AURA A jellyfish with CRAZY AURA An octopus with CRAZY AURA A dolphin with CRAZY AURA A walrus that is cozy and fendly : >





Step Two: Assessing the Enemy.



Next, I had to scope out the enemy’s numbers.

Knowledge is power, and I will simply not be caught off-guard by a force with superior manpower! I scouted ahead, counting each of the enemy’s men one by one.

This way, I will know just how many of them I'm gonna have to deal with...

As Sun Tzu once said: “If you’re one guy, and the enemy is, like, a hundred guys… You’re screwed.”


The Japanese Exhibit has 20 Birds
The East African Plain Exhibit has 28 Birds.
The American Tropical Forest Exhibit has 40 Birds

Out of all 346 birds in the Birds of the World exhibit, only 20 of them were in the Japanese exhibit, while a whopping 40 of them were in the American Tropical Forest exhibit.

There were countless more lifeforms in the Ocean Life exhibit... too many for me to count.

This would be a grueling, harrowing task, and I was feeling the pressure.

I don't know if I can win this... but perhaps if I can take each faction one by one...




Step Three: How to Fight Birds.



And at last, I am ready to face my destiny.

The grand question... the First Question still remained...

A question mankind has been asking since mankind first emerged on this Earth.

In this great animal kingdom...

On our lush green planet...

Of all life that ever has been or ever will be...


Of all the animals in the great and expansive animal kingdom, which of them could and would I beat and devour with my own two hands?


As Sun Tzu once said:

"ROUND ONE!!! FIGHT!!!"

RULES:

  1. All fights occur within an enclosed Roman colosseum.
  2. All fights occur on dry land.
  3. Within the battle ground, there are various small rocks and sticks available to both contestants.
  4. The challengers may concede defeat at any point by verbally, in English, declaring their intent to concede.

Please hover your mouse cursor over each animal to find out more!




If you would like to see or fight these birds for yourself, please visit the

in New York City!

And if you would like to learn to find birds in the wild, please reference the page

(Disclaimer: This website and all of its contents are made in jest. Please do not hurt any animals, living or taxidermied. Lily Lu is not liable for any damage incurred by reckless animal fighting. Please respect the rights of animals and the property rights of the American Museum of Natural History and any other institution.)