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Tale of the tape: Black Llama vs. Black Mamba

Published Feb. 27, 2015 5:27 p.m. ET

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Oh, the wonders of the Internet.

On Thursday, a pair of rogue llamas captured our attention -- at least for about 15 minutes before we moved on to the next buzzy thing, a mysterious dress.

The llamas -- one white, the other black -- were visiting a retirement community in the Phoenix area before getting loose and running amok in the streets of Arizona. The incident was national news and spawned copious Twitter chatter. Many in the sports world even took notice.

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On Friday, CNN interviewed the man who helped catch the Black Llama, which we are hereby turning into a proper noun. For some reason, it got us thinking. How does the Black Llama compare to Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, aka Black Mamba?

Stay with us here, and let's go to the tale of the tape.

TALE OF THE TAPE: BLACK LLAMA VS. BLACK MAMBA

CATEGORY	BLACK LLAMA	BLACK MAMBA
Record in Arizona	1-0 (we'll call it a victory)	20-27 (including playoffs)
Twitter followers	A few hundred	6.3 million
Best tweet	Introduction to the world: Wow. We're famous. #LlamasonTheLoose pic.twitter.com/k43JK4BYBD — SunCityLlamas (@SunCityLlamas) February 26, 2015	Blaming an injury on passing too much: This is what happens when I pass too much! #ShoulderShock thank u all for ur thoughts and prayers #team @DrinkBODYARMOR @Lakers #oneluv — Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 23, 2015
Sidekick	White Llama	Shaquille O'Neal
NBA titles won	Zero	Five
NBA titles won without sidekick	Zero	Two
Last time running for an hour straight on TV	Thursday, vs. police	Jan. 21, vs. Pelicans
Enduring image of them vs. the world
Current status	Back at the ranch	Out for the season
Thoughts on retirement	Fled retirement community	Has 'crossed my mind'