Next Up! 3rd seed Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) vs 14th seed Brown-Throated Sloth (Bradypus variegatus). #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T00:55:52.524Z
Male hippopotamuses reach weights of up to 3200 kg (over 14,500 stoats) & can open their mouths at an angle of 150 degrees to reveal impressive 20-inch (1.5 stoat) tusks. (Mason 2013) #2026MMM #StoatsAsMeasurement #OpenWide
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T00:58:08.271Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamCommonHippo Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T00:57:30.100Z
Hippos are the closest relatives to cetaceans (whales, dolphins), but these two groups lost their hair independently. Genetics show that hair-related PADI3 and S100A3 became nonfunctional pseudogenes AFTER these two groups split. #2026MMM doi.org/10.1007/s002…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T00:57:23.811Z
The much smaller (6 kg, or 27 stoats) Brown-throated Sloth has long forelimbs with three-clawed toes. Though its long, coarse hair is naturally gray, it may have a greenish tint due to the algae that grow in it. (Jung 2011) #2026MMM #StoatsAsMeasurement
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T00:59:11.104Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamBrownThroatedSloth Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T00:59:31.125Z
Did you know the 6 species of sloths still around today are classified as either two- or three-toed sloths? The brown-throated sloth is a three-toed sloth and mtDNA suggest that it, along with the other three-toed species, diverged from two-toed sloths ~30 mya! #2026MMM doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msv250
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T00:59:30.474Z
TONIGHT in Southern Africa, Hippo rests submerged in the rippling water where the trees shade the muddy banks of the Limpopo River. (Mosase & Ahiablame 2018) #HomeHabitatAdvantage #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:00:23.767Z
MEANWHILE in the Brazilian rainforest, Sloth is, um, hanging around. Brown-throated Sloths spend about 85% of their time either sleeping or resting, & often spend multiple days feeding in a single tree. (Cliffe et al 2023) #TheSlowLife #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:01:00.704Z
Sloths do, however, descend to the forest floor to poop once a week, and Brown-throated Sloth had felt nature's call and has been slooooowly moving down the tree trunk to take care of business. Almost to the ground…. #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:01:47.285Z
As dusk approaches, Hippo moves toward the riverbank to climb out for his evening meal. He will remain close to the water to feed, grazing for 4-5 hours & consuming 25-50kg of grass. (Fritsch 2020) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:02:32.369Z
Sloth has reached the ground at a base of the tree and doesn't even notice when #MMMagic translocates him onto the banks of the Limpopo. #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:03:18.200Z
FWOOOSH. As Hippo exits the river his massive bulk splashes water onto the muddy bank where Sloth has, ahem, collected himself, sloshing Sloth into the river!!! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:03:53.966Z
But sloths are good swimmers! Though surprised at his suddenly aquatic surroundings, Sloth begins to paddle. (Britton 1941) #2026MMMwww.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HG…
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:04:54.937Z
But sloths are good swimmers! Though surprised at his suddenly aquatic surroundings, Sloth begins to paddle. (Britton 1941) #2026MMMwww.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HG…
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:04:54.937Z
Hippo stands on the shore…..as the current carries Sloth AWAY FROM THE FIELD OF BATTLE! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:05:30.788Z
Hippopotamus displaces Brown-throated Sloth! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:05:57.605Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamCommonHippo Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:06:07.449Z
The brown-throated sloth lost this round and in fact, many males in this species lose when competing for mates! Using 13 microsats, a small study found that 50% of all juveniles were sired by 1 male (and 74% of males did not reproduce at all!). #2026MMM #RIP doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051389
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:06:13.745Z
Next Up: #7-seed Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) vs #10-seed Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:09:32.026Z
Arabian Oryx, a cream & grey antelope and smallest of the oryx species is adapted to the "hyperarid" deserts of the Arabian peninsula, can reach heights of 4.5 ft at the shoulders & tips the scales at over 450lbs (Leu 2001; Davimes et al. 2018) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:10:14.686Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamArabianOryx Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:10:58.784Z
Genetic monitoring is vital for the health of Arabian oryx populations. Seven unique maternal haplotypes have been identified. This data is important because preserving rare lineages is critical for conservation breeding #2026MMM doi.org/10.1266/ggs….
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:10:55.413Z
Eurasian Lynx, a "yellowish gray to grizzled grayish brown" felid sports impressive adaptations like furry feet to snowshoe pad across the snowpack of wintery Northern hemisphere, is the "largest of the bob-tailed cats" – a large male tips the scales at 80lbs (Tumlison 1987). #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:12:24.582Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamEurasianLynx Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:12:52.458Z
Eurasian lynx DNA from 148 museum specimens was analyzed. Researchers found that the ancestral group of lynx inhabited the southern part of their current range. Lynx then colonized the northeast after ice sheets withdrew around 20,000 years ago. doi.org/10.1371/jour… #2026MMM
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:12:42.828Z
TONIGHT Arabian Oryx- Al Maha in Arabic- rests as the shadows grow long in the setting sun of the Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Established in 1987 for the reintroduction & breeding of endangered species Arabian Oryx & sand gazelles. (Al-Namazi & Almalki 2020) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:14:29.599Z
Although springtime temperatures do not reach the highest heat of summer daytime, Arabian Oryx has dug down into the sand of a dune to lay down in the cooler sand not reached by sunlight, a behavioral adaptation to create a more pleasant "microclimate" (Davimes 2018) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:14:49.516Z
MEANWHILE, March is mating season for the Eurasian Lynx in Poland's BiaΕowieΕΌa Primeval Forest. Our combatant male has been on the lookout for a lovely lady, trekking 9 miles a day in his mate-searching, using calories and working up an appetite… (JΔdrzejewski et al. 2002). #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:15:18.423Z
Spotting a roe deer through the burshy forest understory, Lynx stalks closer to ambush his preferred meal… stalking closer… closer… closer… (Okarma et al. 1997, Lone et al. 2014) #2026MMM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhhJ…
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:16:27.752Z
BACK on the Arabian Peninsula, the Arabian Oryx, kneels up to tilt his head to self-groom his his back leg, orienting his 4.5 foot horns directly forward… #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:16:52.868Z
Eurasian Lynx pounces to attack the roe deer… but leaps through the #MMMagic translocation portal to the Arabian Peninsula!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:17:15.419Z
FWOOSH!!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:17:25.869Z
Arabian Oryx's left horn skitters across Eurasian Lynx's hide, perpendicular to lynx's body, along Lynx's rib cage bruising BUT NOT PENETRATING & Lynx twists away!!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:19:06.352Z
Spin-Pounce! Eurasian Lynx bank-propels itself against the sand dune to launch-attack at the back of the Arabian Oryx! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:19:58.922Z
FWOOSH! Stabbing air, the Oryx's horns slash in defense against a felid's predatory attack, usually from LIONS, and the Oryx stands to full height! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:21:00.688Z
LYNX EVADES THE HORNS!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:21:27.922Z
BUT Arabian Oryx is 4x larger & much better weaponed than a roe deer, & Lynx is over-heating… #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:21:46.606Z
Eurasian Lynx has little hope of effectively wrestling the bovid down with a throat-crushing kill bite. Bruised but savvy, LYNX QUITS THE FIELD OF BATTLE! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:22:14.940Z
ARABIAN ORYX DEFEATS EURASIAN LYNX! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:22:30.706Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamArabianOryx Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:22:48.562Z
Lynx DNA reveals a strong genetic split between populations in different regions. Scandinavian lynx are highly distinct from their Finnish and Baltic neighbors regardless of how close they live to them. #2026MMM #RIP doi.org/10.1023/A:10…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:22:58.793Z
Next up! 6-seed Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus) VS 11-seed Borean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:25:59.891Z
Weighing in at 225-330kg (1500 stoats), the Roan Antelope has large horns, long ears, and a thick, sturdy, body. Known for being territorial in its grassland savanna habitat, this browser prefers to eat leaves over stems. (Roe 2002) #2026MMM #StoatsAsMeasurement
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:27:00.810Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamRoanAntelope Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:27:22.355Z
The genome of the roan antelope is 2.56 gigabases long with 42% of it made up of repetitive DNA, similar in size and composition to close relatives like the sable antelope whose genome is 2.60 gigabases in length and composed of 47% repetitive DNA. #2026MMM doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab002
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:27:19.148Z
The Bornean Orangutan – Malay for "person of the forest" – is covered in shaggy red fur & tips the scales at 87kg / 39.5 stoats. His long arms- spanning over 7 feet!- help him move through his treetop (arboreal) forest habitat with ease. (Strobel 2013) #2026MMM #StoatsAsMeasurement
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:28:17.124Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamBorneanOrangutan Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:28:48.193Z
Female orangutans tend to stay near their birthplace while males travel long distances. This is reflected in their genetics: maternal mtDNA shows deep geographic structure while paternal Y chromosome DNA shows a mixing of the gene pool across regions. #2026MMM doi.org/10.1093/molb…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:28:46.641Z
It is a hot sunny day in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve in Northern Botswana, where Roan Antelope is calmly enjoying his leafy lunch under a Mopane tree. #PlantCarnage (Havemann et al 2022) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:29:40.987Z
Meanwhile, in Gunung Palung National Park in Indonesia, Bornean Orangutan is dining on fruit in an Artocarpus tree. Fruit is an orangutan's preferred food, though they will eat leaves & bark when fruit is not readily available. #PlantCarnage (Widiani et al 2021) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:30:19.171Z
Meanwhile, in Gunung Palung National Park in Indonesia, Bornean Orangutan is dining on fruit in an Artocarpus tree. Fruit is an orangutan's preferred food, though they will eat leaves & bark when fruit is not readily available. #PlantCarnage (Widiani et al 2021) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:30:19.171Z
After finishing his lunch, Orangutan begins to give a "long call." Males produce these vocalizations, which can be heard up to a kilometer away, to defend their territory from other males & attract sexually responsive females. #2026MMM #AfternoonDelightwww.youtube.com/watch?v=-YQb…
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:31:16.239Z
There is a rustling in the nearby tree canopy. Might it be a receptive female? Using all 4 limbs to support himself, Orangutan begins clambering in that direction when… (Thorpe & Crompton 2006)) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:32:23.337Z
#MMMagic translocates Orangutan silently to a branch in the Mopane tree above Roan Antelope! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:33:15.054Z
#MMMagic translocates Orangutan silently to a branch in the Mopane tree above Roan Antelope! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:33:15.054Z
Continuing to forage, Roan Antelope scans the tall grass around him to check for lurking hyenas or leopards. If necessary, Roan Antelope can run as fast as 55km/hr to escape predators, but at the moment all is quiet… (Harrington et al 1999) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:34:02.071Z
WOOOP WOOOP WOOOOP!!! The tranquility of Roan Antelope's lunch is suddenly shattered. Orangutan, confused about his unexpected relocation away from a potential mate, is again long calling in the tree above Antelope. (Mitani 1985) #2026MMM #WOOOOPThereItIs
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:35:05.487Z
Roan Antelope, startled by the strange and unexpected noise, bolts to a safer grazing spot! In the tree above, Orangutan quiets & looks around, still confused BUT HOLDING THE FIELD OF BATTLE!! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:36:06.686Z
Roan Antelope, startled by the strange and unexpected noise, bolts to a safer grazing spot! In the tree above, Orangutan quiets & looks around, still confused BUT HOLDING THE FIELD OF BATTLE!! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:36:06.686Z
Bornean Orangutan SPOOKS Roan Antelope!! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:36:45.953Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamBorneanOrangutan Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:37:06.434Z
Roan antelopes have a wide distribution across the savannas of Africa. Yet, microsatellites + mtDNA for 131 animals sampled from 70 locations across their range reveal there are five distinct genetic groups of roan antelope consistent with five subspecies. #2026MMM #RIP doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14241
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:37:13.210Z
LAST BATTLE OF THE NIGHT! Seed #8 Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) vs Seed #9 Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:40:03.746Z
Spectacled Bear have thick black or dark brown fur with pale cream or white markings around their eyes (like spectacles), muzzle, & chest (Peyton et al. 2018) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:41:08.517Z
South America's only living bear species, Spectacled Bear's sharp curved claws & muscular limbs make them skilled climbers in steep Andean forests. (Fenner 2012) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:41:48.617Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamSpectacledBear Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:42:32.961Z
The spectacled bear is the only extant bear in S. America! Autosomal+Y data suggest it diverged from its relatives the ursine bears (American + Asian black bear, sun bear, sloth bear, brown bear, polar bear) 5.9 myaβright before the Mioceneβ‘οΈPliocene transition. #2026MMM doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msu186
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:42:25.559Z
Eastern Gorillas are divided among several subspecies, but Mountain Gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei is on the most money! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:43:53.538Z
Mountain gorillas have dense black fur for colder elevations of Equitorial mountain climates, a broad chest, & long muscular arms for knuckle-walking & climbing. A silver-grey saddle marks mature βsilverbacksβ (Canington 2018) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:44:07.821Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamEasternGorilla Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:44:28.466Z
Analysis of autosomal DNA from wild eastern gorilla feces reveals that the species split into the mountain gorilla and Grauerβs (aka eastern lowland) gorilla subspecies relatively recently at ~10,000 years ago, perhaps due to changes in forest distribution. #2026MMM doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0811
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:44:31.489Z
TONIGHT: in Colombiaβs Eastern Andes, Chingaza National Natural Parkβs pΓ‘ramo blends misty grasslands, mossy boulders, and cloud forest edges. (Buytaert et al. 2006). #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:45:24.523Z
Spectacled Bear has been mowing down on one of his favorite foods- bromeliads! He's a very herbivorous bear, 2nd only to #WorstBear in his ravenous appetite for #PlantCarnage. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:46:06.523Z
Done with dinner, Spectacled Bear digs his claws into tree trunk to confidently decend from the forest canopy to meander to a terrestrial chill zone for restin' & digestin' #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:46:33.270Z
MEANWHILE…. In the Virunga forest, a silverback forages alongside his family. In the early, rainy season, there is extensive vegetation growth and Mountain Gorilla eats shoots and leaves #PlantCarnage
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:47:20.957Z
Every few moments, the Mountain Gorilla lifts his head, scanning the trees for threats to his family before going back to eating. As the elder Silverback, he protects his family from predators, poachers, & other intruders (Potel et al. 2024). #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:47:38.358Z
#MMMagic translocates Mountain Gorilla to the Colombian Andes, amidst tree trunks and tumbled boulders. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:48:08.142Z
Mountain Gorilla is uncertain in the new environmentHe listens then makes some low pitch double grunts- the "close call" that he rountinely makes to his family members. Mountain Gorilla listens for their return grunts, grumbles, & hums.But no close call is returned! (Hedwig et al. 2014) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:48:36.158Z
New environment & missing family, uncertainty turns to a cascading stress response as his adrenal glands surge cortisol into his bloodstream (Eckardt et al. 2019) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:50:09.142Z
Spectacled Bear hears Mountain Gorilla's deep double grunts from around a boulder & hesitant to reveal himself to immediately look, stands to sniff the air to smell what the boulder is concealing. #SmellWhatTheRockNoLooking #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:50:47.258Z
Mountain Gorilla begins knuckle-walking through the foliage around the boulder and comes nearly face to face with Spectacled Bear! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:51:19.160Z
Mountain Gorilla & Spectacled Bear instantly REAR BACK from each other standing on their back legs! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:52:34.094Z
Standing upright about 5β6 ft tall, tipping the scales at 440lbs, Spectacled Bear stares at Mountain Gorilla. The only Great Ape in South America are humans, this creature is entirely bizarre to the bear! (Fenner 2012) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:52:57.695Z
Standing upright about 5-6 feet tall, tipping the scales at 440lbs, Mountain Gorilla stares at Spectacled Bear, the last SubSaharan Bear was Agriotherium that went extinct almost 2 million years ago, this creature is entirely bizarre to the Mountain Gorilla! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:53:39.709Z
Spectacled Bear & Mountain Gorilla,Same Height.Same Weight. Both with strong jaws & impressive teeth; Bear has advantage of Claws, but Gorilla has advantage of REACH… #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:55:18.547Z
BUT THEY ARE EQUALLY MATCHED IN THE MOST IMPORTANT PARAMETER OF ALL!!!!Exactly zero motivation to tangle! With everything to risk and nothing to win… #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:57:01.980Z
Spectacled Bear & Mountain Gorilla back away from each other, drop down to all fours, andwhile frequently looking over their shoulders at the other to make sure they are not about to be attacked… BEAR & GORILLA BOTH BEGIN TO FLEE THE FIELD OF BATTLE!!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:58:06.358Z
BAM! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T01:59:49.939Z
Gorilla looking over his shoulder, bounces off a tree trunk, accidentally STAYING ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:01:18.407Z
EASTERN GORILLA OUTLASTS SPECTACLED BEAR!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:01:47.492Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamEasternGorilla Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:02:04.117Z
Spectacled bear didnβt win but donβt worry, it will not be forgotten! Spectacled bears are unique in many ways relative to their bear cousins, incl. having 52 chromosomes vs. 74 in the American/Asian black bear, sun bear, sloth bear, brown bear, & polar bear! #2026MMM #RIP doi.org/10.1159/000132455
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:02:11.959Z
HUMPBACK WHALEASIAN ELEPHANTINDIAN RHINOCOMMON HIPPOGIRAFFEMOUNTAIN GORILLABORNEAN ORANGUTANARABIAN ORYX ADVANCE!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:03:01.725Z
DOUBTED OUR PROMISE OF CARNAGE TONIGHT, or do plants not matter to you?! #PlantBlindness #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:03:31.675Z
βPlant blindnessβ was the term introduced in 1999 by the botanists and educators JH Wandersee (GREAT NAME) & EE Schussler to describe what they saw as a pervasive insensitivity to the green environment & a general neglect of plants on the part of biology education"(Thomas et al. 2022) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:03:49.142Z
But plants, are the primary producers in our ecosystems that allow TANK MAMMAL herbivores to be the meaty meals carnivores CRAVE! Plants "an essential element in sustainability education & practice." (Thomas et al. 2022) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:04:44.642Z
But if you are demanding CARNAGE, just see how those skeets age. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:05:20.475Z
See you tomorrow night for LIBRARY LEGENDS DIVISION! Until then be well.Good night & Good luck#2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:05:49.592Z
π²MAMMALS EMOJI BATTLERound 1 #2026MMMπππΏοΈ:πΏοΈπͺποΈ/ππποΈ/πππ¦ππ¦:π¦π¦π /π¦β©οΈπ¦/ππ¦π¦ππ:π¦π¦΅πΌπ/ππ¨ππΌββοΈββ‘οΈ/ππ¦πππ¦¦:π¦¦ππ/π¦¦π€«π/πππ¦ππ¦₯:π¦ππ¦₯/π¦₯π£π»ββοΈππ»/ππ¦βοΈππΎ:βοΈπ‘οΈπΎ/πΎπ€ππΎ/πβοΈπππ¦§:π¦§βοΈπ/ππ±ππΎββοΈββ‘οΈ/ππ¦§π€ππ¦:π€βοΈπ¦/π¦π₯π³/ππ¦
— Jess Popescu (@jesspopescu.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:03:02.654Z
#2026MMM MONEY MAMMALS ROUND 1 WINNERS:Humpback Whale, Eastern Gorilla, Giraffe, Indian Rhinoceros, Bornean Orangutan, Hippopotamus, Oryx, Asian ElephantPlease join us TOMORROW (Thursday 3/12) at 8PM EST for Library Legends Round 1!
— March Mammal Madness (@mmmletsgo.bsky.social) 2026-03-12T02:06:36.152Z
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