Next Up: #4-seed Indian Rhinoceros vs. #5-seed Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:04:16.916Z
Don't let the horn distract you, Indian Rhinoceros's lower canines are huge & tusklike- delivering rude bites to opponent's neck, flanks, & rump in agressive encounters. The megaherbivore stands 6.3 feet at the shoulder. (Laurie et al. 1983) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:05:07.183Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #MoneyDivision #TeamIndianRhinoceros Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:05:21.661Z
Genome analysis of 8 rhino species (extinct & living) show an overall decline in pop size in the past 2 million years. Although this low genetic diversity may be a long-term feature of the rhino family, it has likely been worsened by recent human-driven pop declines #2026MMM doi.org/10.1016/j.ce…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:05:21.072Z
Giraffe, like many other ungulates, don't always get all their nutrition just from leaves. Giraffe get some of their essential minerals by eating BONES #Osteophagy (Bredin et al. 2008). Giraffe looks forlornly at the That's So Metal Division #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:06:08.203Z
#2026MMM #MoneyDivision #TeamGiraffe Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:06:44.878Z
Giraffes have long necks and a long history of scientists debating their taxonomy! 1 species with 9 subspecies had generally been accepted, but whole genome data from 50 giraffes from all previously recognized subspecies support 4 species and 7 subspecies! #2026MMM doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.033
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:06:41.046Z
THIS AFTERNOON, Indian Rhinoceros #HomeHabitatAdvantage in Chitwan National Park in Nepal, again grazing after wallowing as megaherbivores have extensive #PlantCarnage needs #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:07:53.469Z
Indian Rhinoceros with his 2000+kg body mass makes him impervious to predators, so he needn't fear the dark forest for tiger ambush and drifts closer to the trees #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:08:27.635Z
Meanwhile in the Kalahari, Giraffe is getting his vitamins, "gnawing on a still-greasy wildebeest bone." The unalived wildebeest's left scapula juts partially out from the giraffe's side to side chewing as profuse saliva drips from Giraffe's lips (Hutson et al. 2013) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:08:58.134Z
when Giraffe is #MMMagically translocated to Nepal to the tall trees at the edge of the meadow. Griaffe drops the greasy bone to browse these luscious leaves in the much more humid habitat! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:09:55.437Z
CLUNK. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:10:26.619Z
The greasy wildebeest scapula drops to the ground catching Rhino's peripheral attention alerting him to look ABOVE EYE LEVEL! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:11:39.704Z
Indian Rhino's vision sees the massive Giraffe against the dark backdrop of the forest margin (Laurie 1982) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:12:27.321Z
Disturbed at close quarters, Rhino gives a shrill squeak & snort honk & charges head down towards bizarre Giraffe intruder… (Laurie et al. 1983) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:13:36.118Z
Griaffe's long legs skitter jump startled away from the Rhinoceros charge!! #ProtectTheLegs #InterspecificDisplacement (Berger & Cunningham 1998) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:14:06.853Z
At the last moment Indian Rhinoceros VEERS off to one side, stopping in the meadow! (Laurie et al. 1983) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:15:04.238Z
BUT GIRAFFE HAS ALREADY LEAPED INTO THE FOREST AND FLED FROM THE FIELD OF BATTLE!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:15:40.768Z
INDIAN RHINOCEROS DISPLACES GIRAFFE!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:16:02.020Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #MoneyDivision #TeamIndianRhinoceros Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:16:40.866Z
Giraffe was thwarted this round and in fact, some geographic features may thwart interbreeding between giraffe (sub)species. Genome sequences from 78 giraffes from 13 countries in Africa suggest the Central African rainforest may be a key barrier #2026MMM #RIP doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.051
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:16:48.686Z
NEXT UP: the 3-seed Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) vs. the 11-seed Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:18:58.369Z
Despite their reputation, hippos aren't always ornery. They show a high tolerance for birds called Oxpeckers, which perform a helpful service by eating ticks & other ectoparasites off the hippo's skin. (Lukubwe et al 2026) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:19:48.338Z
Young hippos can also be playful, engaging in shoving matches & imitating the open-mouth threats that are part of aggressive interactions in adults. #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:20:38.472Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #MoneyDivision #TeamCommonHippo Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:20:54.780Z
Cell lines are a useful genetic resource for species conservation and research. Researchers established cell cultures from skin samples of a hippo for the first time. Karyotypes from these cells showed 36 chromosomes, confirming the origin as a female common hippo. #2026MMM doi.org/10.1002/cbin…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:20:53.496Z
In the wild, orangutans use tools for various purposes, including to extract seeds from Neesia fruits (Van Schaik & Knott 2001). In captivity this same talent for tool use makes orangutans excellent escape artists! #2026MMM radiolab.org/podcast/9193…
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:21:44.968Z
Orangutans are also adept nest builders. They construct a new nest of branches & leaves to sleep in each night & scientists studying the "mechanical design" of nests found orangs show impressive "technical knowledge" of the "natural fracture properties of wood." (Van Casteren et al 2012) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:22:34.287Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #MoneyDivision #TeamBorneanOrangutan Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:22:50.017Z
Alu elements are DNA pieces that can copy and reinsert themselves. Orangutan genomes only show ~250 recent Alu insertions compared to 1000s in chimps and humans. This may explain why their genome structure is more stable and evolving more slowly than other great apes #2026MMM doi.org/10.1038/natu…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:22:46.166Z
Tonight we again find ourselves along the Limpopo River, where Hippo rests with eyes & nostrils above water but mouth & throat submerged. From this amphibious position, hippos are capable of transmitting sounds simultaenously in air & water, but Hippo is for the moment quiet. (Barklow 2004) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:23:46.902Z
Back in Borneo, Orangutan is again long-calling, hoping to make up for last week's lost mating opportunity. Long-calls are just one of many orangutan vocalizations, which also include kiss-squeaks & even "biphonic" calls made of 2 distinct, simultaenous sounds. (Lameira & Hardus 2023) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:24:40.649Z
Hearing nothing & facing a gap in the tree canopy, Orangutan descends to the forest floor. Though adult males spend more time on the ground than females or immature individuals, that proportion is still small (~5%) & Orangutan moves quickly toward another tree trunk. (Ashbury et al 2015) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:25:23.750Z
But Orangutan's terrestrial traversal is interrupted by #MMMagic translocation & he arrives at a break between trees along the Limpopo River- it's a riparian corridor where hippos regularly enter & exit the river! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:26:10.567Z
From the water, Hippo sees a human-like figure appear on the riverbank & his territorial instincts are immediately triggered. #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:27:16.900Z
Once again in unfamiliar surroundings, Orangutan pauses to look around. He sees a slight ripple in the nearby water…#2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:28:00.717Z
Hippo explodes out of the shallow water next to the riverbank!! #2026MMM #HangryHangry
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:28:58.351Z
Startled, Orangutan bares his canines at the behemoth that has appeared from beneath the surface! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:29:51.347Z
Hippo's large tusks loom in his gaping mouth, which is capable of a bite force of 1800-2000 pounds per square inch (the highest of any land animal)! (Haddara et al 2020) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:30:34.000Z
Territorial hippos can inflict major trauma on human victims. The injuries they cause have a "high incidence of wound infections, amputations and permanent disability," & they kill an estimated 500 people a year in Africa. (Haddara et al 2020) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:31:23.729Z
BUT territorial defense by hippos is largely restricted to the WATER & the highly intelligent Orangutan, recognizing danger, quickly turns & gallumphs AWAY from the river, climbing up the nearest tree to safety! Hippo does not purse the retreating Orangutan! (Mulu & Ejigu 2025) #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:33:21.678Z
HIPPO TERRIFIES ORANGUTAN!!! #2026MMM
— Lara Durgavich (@ldurgavich.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:33:41.546Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #MoneyDivision #TeamCommonHippo Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:33:51.118Z
Semi-wild orangutans are more likely to be infected with nodular worms than free-ranging orangutans. This may be due to a decreased arboreal lifestyle, more soil contact, changes in diet, and overlapping ranges with other wildlife species and livestock #2026MMM #RIP doi.org/10.1038/s415…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:33:59.800Z
Next up: #2 Lions (Panthera leo) vs #7 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:35:30.722Z
While female lions are well known for doing most of a pride's hunting, males are equally capable of bringing home the bacon (Funston et al 1998) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:36:33.616Z
When hunting, males tend to prefer preying on buffalo, while females more often go for the most abundant medium-sized ungulates, like wildebeest and zebra. (Funston et al 1998) #2026MMM #2026mmm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeNT…
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:37:24.457Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #LibraryDivision #TeamLions Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:37:50.187Z
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a deadly virus that infects carnivores. Weckworth et al. (2020) revealed that CDV outbreak in the Serengeti was caused by spillover from canids (incl. ๐) and ultimately caused the lion population in the region to decline by 30%. doi.org/10.1111/mec…. #2026MMM
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:37:45.428Z
In contrast to the prey preferences of the king of the jungle, White Storks are opportunistic feeders. So opportunistic they are increasingly foraging in landfills (e.g. Rabaรงa 2020, Lรณpez-Garcรญa et al. 2021, Lรณpez-Calderรณn et al. 2023, Catry et al. 2025). #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:38:30.339Z
White Storks can be a valuable measure of how healthy a habitat is (a bioindicator!) across their migratory range : exposure to different levels of pollution causes clear physiological/behavioral responses (Bjedov, Mikuลกka, &Velki 2025) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:39:21.125Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #LibraryDivision #TeamWhiteStork Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:39:34.160Z
Fecal genetics in White Stork reveals widespread antibiotic resistance. Because White Stork likes eating our trash? NO. No strong correlation with landfill feeding. Instead, exposure likely comes from other sources, like livestock pastures #2026MMM doi.org/10.1016/j.sc…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:39:35.203Z
Tonight's battle is on an African savanna. The air is crisp and filled with the lovely petrichor that follows a heavy rain. The savanna is active and vigilant as this area teems with predator and prey #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:40:16.464Z
After White Stork settled the disput(ation) between Bird and Fish, #MMMagic translocates him from his breeding range of the Mesopotamian marshes… his ALSO familiar winter range! #BirdsGetAround #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:41:06.439Z
White Stork is feeling PECKish. Luckily, he's close to one of his favorite foraging grounds: the trash dump behind a local safari lodge! #DumpSweetDump (Ciach and Kruszyk 2010) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:41:52.999Z
Nearby our Lion coalition is similarly famished. Lions didn't hear any hyena cackles or see any vultures indicating easy scavengings or #kleptoparasitsm opportunities this morning, so it looks like they'll have to find their own breakfast. (Pereira,Owen-Smith,&Moleรณn 2014) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:42:27.953Z
Torn Ear strays toward the dump with Dark Mane ranging a bit ahead. The Lion Brothers look and listen for potential prey, either their preferred foods or less preferred opportunistic prey (Banardo et al. 2020). #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:43:18.487Z
White Stork is picking at some chicken bones when Stork spies some movement in his periphery (Chenchouni 2017). Stork turns just in time to see… #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:44:07.264Z
A frog! The recent rains have brought out a favorite of White Stork – he hasn't had cuisses de grenouille since he last summered in Alsace #2026MMM #2026mmm http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/natur…
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:45:03.424Z
Torn Ear sees the flash of White Stork's wings as the bird is focused on the frog… Lions prefer ungulates, but will also consume birds like ostrich, secretary bird, & kori bustard given the opportunity (Eloff 1984; Funston et al. 2001) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:45:50.384Z
Torn Ear isn't quite fast enough and flushes White Stork into a hobble-run-flap to take off… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bs1… #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:46:37.680Z
WHOMPF #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:47:28.609Z
Dark Mane POUNCE-PIN-KILLS the stork! The Lion leaps, pins Stork to the ground by its wings, Dark Mane delivers crushing bite to the windpipe (Eloff 1973) #FATALITY #CARNAGE #2026MMM #2026mmmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpJvpVnNnwk
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:48:19.750Z
Torn Ear runs over to the kill as Dark Mane tears into the Stork. Torn Ear tries to co-feed but with a tense growl, Dark Mane makes clear the stork is not big enough for sharing – co-feeding will not be tolerated #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:49:08.015Z
Torn Ear waits for his brother… self grooming away a twig caught in his paws… Paws that carry his particular scent bouquet that transfers from when he claw-scours his urine spots (Andersen & Vulpius 1999). #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:49:51.329Z
Paws that carry Torn Ear Lion's particular scent… and something else… MOLD HAS TAGGED ALONG ON THE LION'S PAW! #FungusAmongUs #LingeringIsNotAnAdvance (Golan & Pringle 2017) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:50:48.823Z
LIONS DEFEAT STORK!!!! #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Mauna Dasari (@chumblebiome.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:51:44.799Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #LibraryDivision #TeamLions Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:55:27.983Z
White Stork keeps its antibiotic resistance genes to itself. No genetic similarity between stork gut bacteria and soil/food microbesโonly water shows a strong match, changing the inferred transmission pathway. White stork: a sentinel, not a vector. #2026MMM #RIP doi.org/10.1128/spec…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:55:34.133Z
Last Up: #3-seed Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) vs. #6-seed Cat (Felis catus) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:58:10.980Z
Interspecific killing is common among carnivores, sometimes accounting for ~70% of mortalities in some species. #CarnivoraOnCarnivoraViolence (Palomares & Caro 1999) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:58:38.115Z
Domestic Dogs have been killed by wolves, coyotes, dingo, jackal, polar bear, grizzly bear, black bear (American & Asiatic), spotted hyena, striped hyena, lion, tiger, puma, leopards, jaguar, & lynx (Butler et al. 2014) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:58:57.731Z
Lethal wildlife attacks on domestic dogs, however are relatively infrequent & often in the context of dogs hunting wildlife or defending livestock/people against wildlife.(Butler et al. 2014) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:59:22.678Z
Lethal wildlife attacks on domestic dogs, however are relatively infrequent & often in the context of dogs hunting wildlife or defending livestock/people against wildlife.(Butler et al. 2014) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:59:22.678Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #LibraryDivision #TeamDomesticDog Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:59:44.633Z
Is your golden retriever friendly because of its breed? Genetics says: not really. A citizen science study of 18,000+ dogs found breed explains only 9% of behavioral variation in individual dogs. Personality predates modern breeds by thousands of years. #2026MMM http://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:59:45.260Z
Domestic cats can be taken by lynx, dingoes, coyotes; Urban cats tend to avoid outdoor areas used by coyotes (Bradfield et al. 2025; Larson et al. 2015; Mason et al. 2025 Palomares & Caro 1999) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:00:58.864Z
Within households, cats and dogs can have very amicable relationships, largely determined by the cat's tolerance for the dog, and shaped by the animals ages when they are introduced (Feuerstein & Terkel 2008; Thomson et al. 2018) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:01:24.128Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #LibraryDivision #TeamDomesticCat Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:01:37.917Z
A new cat coat color (โsalmiak,โ or salty licorice – yum!) isnโt due to a mutation in the gene KIT, but to a deletion of DNA next to it.Cats with this white hair pattern are missing ~95,000 bases …. maybe removing regulatory DNA that controls how KIT is used. #2026MMM doi.org/10.1111/age….
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:01:40.123Z
Tonight in the Chicago Public Library, little boy Oliver is back to read to Sadie the Therapy Dog in the Sit Stay Read program. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:03:00.712Z
MEANWHILE, LIBRARY CAT IS ON PATROL IN ENGLAND. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:03:50.065Z
Little boy Oliver walks with his good friend Sadie the Dog toward the stacks so he can look at books to select the best one for Sadie when #MMMagic translocates LIBRARY CAT to the Children's Book shelves of the UNFAMILIAR Library! (Giraudet et al. 2022) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:04:25.489Z
Stressed by the unfamiliar location and the DOG and little boy closing in on her position on the shelf, LIBRARY CAT starts growling low in her throat (Swartz et al. 2025) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:04:56.852Z
Oliver tries to let the cat know he is a friend by patting Library Cat's head like he pets Sadie the Therapy Dog. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:05:20.617Z
Library Cat does NOT want pets from Oliver! Library Cat she fluffs up her fur as she crouches against the books, laying down her ears flat against the head, hissing & spitting her warning that escalation is coming!!! (Penar & Klocek 2018) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:06:57.700Z
Sadie the Therapy Dog, having grown up since before 1 year of age with an older household cat, knows what these cat communications are!!!! (Feuerstein & Terkel 2008) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:08:18.015Z
BAP BAP BAP!!! In an escalated ATTACK OF FEAR, Library Cat's tense paw slaps out at Oliver… #ScaredyCat #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:08:55.231Z
But Sadie the Therapy Dog has jumped in between little boy Oliver!! Sadie the Dog takes Library Cat's paw punches to the face!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:09:23.013Z
Sadie the Dog's training & cat habituation has her quickly, but calmly leading Oliver away from the aggressive cat… and beyond the FELID OF BATTLE!! #PunIntended #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:09:56.396Z
LIBRARY CAT DEFEATS DOMESTIC DOG!!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:10:24.563Z
#2026MMM #2026mmm #LibraryDivision #TeamDomesticCat Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:10:57.377Z
"#RIP Domestic dog ๐ A GWAS of 6,000 dogs, the first consumer genomics study in any non-human species, found a 98.6kb DNA duplication near eye development gene ALX4 that explains the famous blue eyes of Siberian Huskies. One tiny copy change! #2026MMM #RIPjournals.plos.org/plosgenetics…
— Carlos Chavez Ramirez (@carloschalicothere.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:11:46.983Z
Humpback WhaleIndian RhinoCommon HippoAsian ElephantLionsGray FoxNile CrocodileLibrary CatADVANCE!!!There's also a Hitchhiker AFOOT.#2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:13:52.281Z
See you MONDAY MONDAY MONDAYfor Round 2 of Extinction is Forever & That's So Metal DivisionsUntil then Be Well, Good Night, & Good Luck#2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:15:10.330Z
Round 2 EMOJI BATTLES #2026MMM ๐ฒMAMMALS๐๐๐ฆ: ๐๐ถ๐ป๐/๐๐๐ฆ/๐๐๐๐โ๏ธ: ๐๐ช๐ณ/โ๏ธ๐จ๐๐ปโโก๏ธ/๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ: ๐ฆ๐ค๐/๐ฆ๐ณ๐๐ผโโก๏ธ/๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฆง: ๐ฆ๐ก๐ฎ/๐ฆง๐ฌ๐ง๐ฝ/๐๐ฆ๐ LEGENDS๐๐๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ชค/๐๐ฝ๏ธ๐/๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ: ๐ฆ๐ฝ๏ธ๐ต/๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ซ/๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ชน: ๐ฆ๐ฆท๐ชน/๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐งซ/๐๐ฆ๐๐๐: ๐ช๐๐/๐๐ค๐ป๐/๐๐
— Jess Popescu (@jesspopescu.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:14:19.756Z
MONEY MAMMALS AND LIBRARY LEGENDS ROUND 2 WINNERS#2026MMM #2026mmmNile Crocodile, Grey Fox, Domestic Cat, Lions, Humpback Whale, Indian Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, and Asian Elephant Please join us MONDAY 3/23 at 8PM EST for Round 2 of That's So Metal and Extinction is Forever!
— March Mammal Madness (@mmmletsgo.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T02:16:09.193Z
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