You've met the combatants.You've learned some of their traits.They have made it through the first two rounds.NOW ALL DIVISIONS UNDER "ONE ROOF" TONIGHT!THE SWEET SIXTEEN!!!!#2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:00:58.466Z
ONCE AGAIN, we travel around the world and through time in an spectacular extravaganza of NATURE.There will be fleeing.There will be carnage.There will be dusty B-side science that no one ever read that we sleuthed JUST FOR TONIGHT!AND IT BEGINS… NOW!#2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:02:44.769Z
UP NEXT: 1-seed Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) vs. 4-seed Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:04:02.664Z
In thie feeding grounds, Humpback Whales have >20 different prey species- the consume krill & fish, prioritizing the most nutrient dense food items. Humpback whales manuever, gulp, & cooperate to successfully bunch & munch their prey (Titova et al. 2026) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:04:33.448Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #MoneyDivision #TeamHumpbackWhale Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:04:53.619Z
Despite their extremely large body size, humpback whales are well-known for their agility. Signatures of positive natural selection surrounding some genes related to reflexes and movement might hold clues to this awesome agility! #2026MMM doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2024.148822
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:04:53.622Z
Leading causes of mortality for Indian Rhinoceros are poaching by humans, tiger attacks on calves, & fighting between Rhinos for resources with habitat shrinking. (Bhandari et al. 2022) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:06:06.832Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #MoneyDivision #TeamIndianRhinoceros Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:06:26.700Z
A noninvasive census of an animal population is possible by analyzing dung samples. Researchers extracted DNA from rhino droppings in Gorumara National Park. They identified 43 unique rhinos and a 3.8:1 male to female ratio in this region #2026MMM doi.org/10.1017/S003…
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:06:33.602Z
Tonight we are again in the coastal waters of Hawaii as mama Humpback Whale with her newborn calf is swimming the waters of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary #2026MMM hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:07:23.381Z
The just under a week old calf's dorsal fin is gaining rigidity, having been folded over in the womb, this allows age estimation!The calf returns frequently to the surface to breathe. (Cartwright & Sullivan 2009) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:08:02.662Z
During surface breaths the mama Humpback Whale and her calf swimming very close together, 98% of surfacings the two are within one calf length of each other (Cartwright & Sullivan 2009) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:08:24.564Z
WHEN #MMMagic TRANSLOCATES INDIAN RHINOCEROS IN BETWEEN MAMA & BEBE!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:09:05.928Z
Humpback calf twirls at the surface, a frequent playing behavior of calves.As it twirls, calf's pectoral fins tickles the Rhinoceros's flank! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:10:23.577Z
Rhinoceros is able to float with better buoyancy in the salt water than in the freshwaterways in his home habitat, and shies away from the calf, COLLIDING INTO MAMA HUMPBACK WHALE! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:11:13.594Z
Mama Humpback's flank feels something that is NOT THE BEBE bumping beside her! Mama Humpback Whale roll dives, spins & SPY HOPS to SIDE-EYE Rhino! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:11:46.578Z
Panicked by the MASSIVE Whale, Rhinoceros "uses its limbs for propulsion in the water" swimming for minutes toward the nearby shore! (Dutta et al. 2021) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:12:53.096Z
After all, in some areas of Indian Rhino habitat, seasonal monsoons can flood 95% of the landscape, requiring Indian Rhinoceros to swim between foraging high grounds!! (Dutta et al. 2021) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:13:25.659Z
HUMPBACK WHALE OUTLASTS INDIAN RHINO!!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:13:43.962Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #MoneyDivision #TeamHumpbackWhale Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:14:07.575Z
Indian rhino genomes contain a fragment called pSS(R)2 composed of repetitive units. It is unique to this species and could be used to identify horns, hooves, and other tissues to prevent poaching. #2026MMM #RIP doi.org/10.1016/s037…
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:14:02.826Z
UP NEXT: 1-seed Steller's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) vs. 5-seed Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) #2026MMM #Sweet16 #ExtinctionIsForever
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:15:18.999Z
Named after German zoologist Georg Wilhelm Steller who observed then described them in 1741, the Sea Cows were easily hunted for their meat because they lived in herds and showed no fear when approached #2026MMM
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:15:39.160Z
Using old hunting records and dugong life-history information, one study suggests that Steller's "sea cows were massively and wastefully overexploited, being hunted at over seven times the sustainable limit" (Turvey & Risley 2006) #2026MMM
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:16:21.134Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #ExtinctionDivision #TeamStellersSeaCow Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:16:38.688Z
Scientists sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the extinct Steller’s Sea Cow from a museum bone, reconstructing its evolutionary history centuries after it went extinct. Data show it was most closely related to the dugong, found across the Indo-Pacific Ocean. #2026MMM doi.org/10.1016/j.yg…
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:16:39.559Z
As a top consumer of the Yangtze River ecosystem, Baiji's biggest threats are all related to human uses of the river: overfishing of Baiji's food source, changes to river flow & sediment by dams, & illegal or accidental fishing of the dolphins themselves (Dudgeon 2005) #2026MMM
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:17:09.978Z
Attempts to house & breed Baiji in captivity since the 1970s have failed. A semi-natural sanctuary was designated along the Yangtze for Baiji, but only Yangtze finless dolphins currently inhabit the Tian-e-Zhou Oxbow reserve (Dudgeon 2005) #2026MMM doi.org/10.1002/aqc….
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:17:26.009Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #ExtinctionDivision #TeamBaiji Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:17:43.573Z
True river dolphins across the world's rivers are not all related. The extinct Baiji from East Asia was more closely related to the South American river dolphins in the genus Inia than to the Ganges river dolphin or Susu from South Asia doi.org/10.1371/jour… #2026MMM
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:17:48.092Z
Tonight, we begin in 1760s west Aleutian Islands, one of the last refugia of the Steller's Sea Cow. Human hunting even pre-European contact likely reduced populations throughout the animals' once-time range down to Baja California (Anderson & Domning 2009). #2026MMM
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:18:27.661Z
Steller's Sea Cow scrapes at algae growing on rocks… but Sea Cow HAS NO TEETH!! Instead, Sea Cow swipes with his forelimbs & bristly lips as if "cut off with a dull knife" (Anderson & Domning 2009) #2026MMM http://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id3…
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:18:44.795Z
Steller's Sea Cows congregated in herds at the mouths of river & creeks for the rich ecosystems that develop where nutrients are delivered from freshwater outflows from land and currents from ocean (Anderson & Domning 2009) #2026MMM
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:19:05.011Z
MEANWHILE, Baiji is frolicking in the Yangtze river system north of Shanghai, but would likely never have encountered Sea Cow's Sirenean relative Dugong that stayed in warmer waters of the South China Sea (Lin et al. 2025) #2026MMM doi.org/10.1098/rsos…
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:19:28.740Z
…. WHEN #MMMagic translocates Baiji into the midst of Steller's Sea Cow's herd!! #2026MMM
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:20:01.276Z
Baiji swims nimbly amongst the slow-moving behemoths. The shallow waters preferred by Steller's Sea Cow is no problem for the river-dwelling dolphin. #2026MMM
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:20:20.702Z
Baiji encounters a fluffy Sea Otter as the two species spin and twirl together in the sparkling waters. Baiji dives away to swim alongside Sea Cow… #2026MMM
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:20:41.516Z
But the saltwater is unpleasant for the fresh-water adapted dolphin (like those in Bangladesh, Smith et al 2009), who unerringly swims toward the lower salinity of the outflowing river and BEYOND THE FIELD OF BATTLE! #2026MMM doi.org/10.1002/aqc….
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:21:04.230Z
STELLER'S SEA COW OUTLASTS BAIJI!!! #2026MMM #OnToEliteTrait
— Dr. Patrice K. Connors (@pkconnors.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:21:27.048Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #ExtinctionDivision #TeamStellersSeaCow Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:21:39.807Z
Using coalescent demographic reconstructions, Zhou et al found that the extinct Baiji had undergone a bottleneck at the beginning of the Holocene but populations were recovering in the last 10,000 years until recent extinction from human activities doi.org/10.1038/ncom… #2026MMM #RIP
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:21:43.285Z
UP NEXT: 1-seed HONEY BADGER (Mellivora capensis) vs. 4-seed PACIFIC LAMPREY (Entosphenus tridentatus) #2026MMM
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:23:28.874Z
Humans & Honey Badgers have co-existed since time immemorial. Just because Honey Badger don't care doesn't mean humans feel the same way. Humans & badgers compete for resources offered by honeybees (van der Wal et al 2023) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:24:07.555Z
In parts of Africa, Greater Honeyguides (Indicator indicator) lead people to bees' nests where they harvest honey & beeswax. Hadzabe & Maasai honey-hunters report similar cooperative behaviors between Honeyguides & Honey Badgers! (van der Wal et al 2023) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:24:42.456Z
On honeybee farms, 77% of beehives absconded following Honey Badger attacks. But simple deterrants like motion activated lights & cone baffles reduced hive loss to 11% (Johnson 2019) #ReduceHumanWildlifeConflict #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:25:08.752Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #BoneyardDivision #TeamHoneyBadger Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:25:30.264Z
Honey badger is also susceptible to viruses – one honey badger attacked three people. Using molecular analyses, it was later confirmed that the honey badger was infected with rabies that it contracted from a dog http://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/… #2026MMM
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:25:32.520Z
Pacific Lamprey are of great importance for cultural, spiritual, and ecological reasons. But they were considered 'trash fish' by European settlers who poisoned streams to get rid of them (Clemens & Wang 2021) #2026mmm #2026MMM
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:26:11.359Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #BoneyardDivision #TeamPacificLamprey Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:27:13.529Z
Evolution invented adaptive immunity TWICE. Lampreys have no antibodies, yet Pancer et al. showed they build 10¹⁴+ unique immune receptors using leucine-rich repeats, a completely different molecular toolkit from our own. Convergent evolution! doi.org/10.1038/natu… #2026MMM
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:27:18.703Z
The vision for recovery is: "a future where threats to Pacific Lamprey are reduced, historic geographic range and ecological role are re-established & traditional tribal harvest & cultural practices are restored" #2026MMM #2026mmm http://www.critfc.org/wp-content/u…
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:27:53.055Z
MEANWHILE as Pacific Lamprey (and Chinook salmon host) evaded #IncidentalOrca in the Pacific Ocean, government-to-government negotiations are happening RIGHT NOW to decide upcoming commercial and recreations fishing seasons wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/mana…
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:28:27.060Z
Cattle grazing removed the perennial grasses that stabilized the 10,000+ year old, 25m tall Kalahari dunes. Strong winds generated by the thunderstorms mobilize the fine red sands #2026MMM #2026mmm esa.org/esablog/2014…
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:29:06.195Z
As he squats, a strong gust blows sand in Honey Badger's face. Honey Badger don't care! He bats his eyelids and his short, thick eyelashes brush the sand away. #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:29:42.152Z
As Lamprey (and salmon) enter a strong marine current #MMMagic transports them next to the latrine! #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:30:17.652Z
Although it is raining, the water that reaches the ground is scant. Thrashing, sand enters the gills of both Lamprey and salmon, slowly suffocating them. #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:30:51.858Z
Honey badger glances over at the thrashing fish. One of them looks curiously like it's prefered prey… mole snake! (Begg et al 2003) #2026mmm #2026MMM
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:31:31.456Z
Honey Badger pounces and bites down on the thrashing fish! #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:32:11.460Z
With Honey Badger's strong front paw, he holds the salmon down and PULLS!!!! #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:32:49.751Z
THWACK!!! #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:33:26.359Z
Lamprey releases, slapping Honey Badger in the face! Salmon is left with the signature smiley face bite mark of the lamprey 🙂 #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:34:12.357Z
Mole snakes are a prized, high energy food that Honey Badger typically has to work hard to dig up. He scarfs down the Lamprey while salmon is covered by sand (Begg et al 2003) #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:34:52.553Z
HONEY BADGER CONSUMES LAMPREY!!!!!!!!! #2026MMM #2026mmm
— Tara Chestnut, PhD (@tcastanea.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:35:20.956Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #BoneyardDivision #TeamHoneyBadger Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:35:35.985Z
European sea lampreys look well-mixed across the Atlantic, but seascape genomics tells a finer story. Baltazar-Soares et al. found local adaptation to ocean oxygen & river runoff, plus hints of selection driven by prey fish abundance. doi.org/10.1111/eva…. #2026MMM #RIP
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:35:38.112Z
UP NEXT: 1-seed Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) vs. 10-seed Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:37:43.028Z
Nile Crocodiles often share their habitat with Hippos with a suspension of hostilities between the two "riverine powers" except when hippos give birth and have young calves when predatory crocodiles & maternal aggression collide (Ikram 2010) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:38:16.163Z
The high stakes animal battles between Nile Crocodile & common hippopotamus were depicted 4000+ years ago in Egypt's Old Kingdom. (Ikram 2010) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:39:01.626Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #LibraryDivision #TeamNileCrocodile Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:39:25.807Z
Hekkala et al. (2011) used DNA to id cryptic diversity finding that both C. niloticus & C. suchas historically inhabited the Nile River! DNA of 8 croc mummies from Thebes & Samoun showed all were C. suchas, consistent w/priests' preference for the smaller croc! doi.org/10.1111/j.13… #2026MMM
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:40:02.910Z
Juvenile gray foxes have dispersed as far as 50+ miles from their natal home range, but typically disperse closer, especially daughters (Fritzell & Haroldson 1982) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:41:12.474Z
Grey Foxes suppress weasels, when grey foxes are extirpated, weasel populations increase, when foxes re-establish, weasel populations decline. (Fritzell & Haroldson 1982) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:41:35.358Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #LibraryDivision #TeamGreyFox Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:41:53.260Z
Grey foxes colonized California's Channel Islands ~13,000 years ago and evolved into an entirely new species, the island fox! DNA shows all island foxes trace back to a now-extinct mainland grey fox population replaced by expanding grey foxes. #2026MMM http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13…
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:42:01.083Z
Today in swamplands around Lake Victoria, the morning rains have cleared to a sunny warm afternoon. Nile Crocodile is almost entirely submerged, seemingly in rest. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:43:00.691Z
No movement reveals the Nile Crocodile's position. several days of rains have made more puddles & drinking spots, so Nile Crocodile has little hope that thirst will drive ungulates to the water's edge. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:43:42.835Z
Instead Crodocile rests, jaws submerged waiting for fish to tickle his snoot for a sideways snap & swallow. The flattened snout allows fast lateral attack on fish, pivoting the massive jaws while the rest of body remains motionless #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:44:20.221Z
MEANWHILE in Tempe, AZ the heat dome of the American Southwest had raised temperatures above 105 degrees, parching the land. The recent return to normal temps in the 90s brought some respite from heat, but no rain. #2026MMM http://www.pbs.org/newshour/sci…
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:44:55.688Z
In the dawn twilight, Gray Fox seeks water & trots toward Tempe Town Lake, a resevoir made from the Salt River in Tempe such that the river often runs dry into Phoenix outside of the summer monsoon season. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:45:48.854Z
Gray Foxes will make great use of human water resouces (López et al. 2025) and natural resevoirs due to their high water needs (Handley 2022) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:46:09.103Z
Wither fewer people about, the urban Gray Fox trots across roads & through the Tempe Town Park to scamper toward a water access place when #MMMagic translocates Gray Fox to swampland with waters flowing into Lake Victoria. #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:46:53.986Z
Gray Fox from the Valley of the Sun only worries about large raptors, coyotes, & bobcats, rushes toward the fresh water, racing in above his knees to drink without even having to crouch or droop his head… #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:47:28.083Z
WHOOOOOSH-THWAPPPPP-SNAPPPPPP!!! Nile Crocodile's head emeges from the water to swideways strike into Gray Fox stunning the small canid & SNAPPING JAWS INTO GRAY FOX! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:47:58.916Z
After all, "a Nile crocodile can stun a small antelope at the water's edge with the same sideways head motion it uses to catch fish" (Pooley & Gans 1976) #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:48:47.001Z
CROCDILE SNAPS & SNARFS GRAY FOX!!! #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:49:06.518Z
#2026MMM #SweetSixteen #LibraryDivision #TeamNileCrocodile Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social
— V Pellicer- looking for work! (@veppart.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:49:29.451Z
#RIP Grey fox. Sarcoptic mange devastates wolves, coyotes & red foxes. In wolves, immunity & skin barrier genes explain who survives. Grey foxes are remarkably mange-resistant. With the new grey fox reference genome, we have the tools to discover why! #2026MMM pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC…
— Lucas R Moreira (@lucasrocm.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:49:32.361Z
#InspirationalIntermission #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:51:15.526Z
#InspirationalIntermission #2026MMM
— Katie Hinde (@mammalssuck.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T00:52:22.202Z
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