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side view of a crocodile museum specimen with close up of head, and body curled around

top view of a crocodile museum specimen number 733 with close up of head, and body curled underneath

We have a correction - if you're learning, you're winning!

Although the comparison photo looks like a croc, the ridge under the eyes puts it in the caiman group, which is actually more closely related to alligators!

Check out these American crocodile photos to spot the differences!

WINNER of the #2026MMM CHAMPIONSHIP:

HUMPBACK WHALE!

Please join us next year for #2027MMM!

Don't forget: if you're learning, you're winning.

Whale, whale, whale…looks like we have a winner 🐋🐋🐋🐋

#2026mmm

MAMA HUMPBACK WHALE DEFEATS NILE CROCODILE!

HUMPBACK WHALE is #2026MMM CHAMPION!

Artwork by @veppart.bsky.social & @opellisms.bsky.social !!!

Top view of two skulls on a black table. Left skull is a American crocodile with a v-shaped snout, right is an American alligator with a u-shaped snout

Close-up, side view of crocodile skull

🏆🐊🐋 #2026mmm Championship

So what’s the difference between crocodiles & alligators?

Though both are crocodilians but belong to different families!

Alligators: U-shaped snouts & generally less aggressive

Crocodiles: V-shaped snouts & are more territorial

#AUMNH #AuburnUniversity #TeamCroc

Team CROC #2026mmm

FINAL ROAR #2026MMM WINNERS:

NILE CROCODILE and
HUMPBACK WHALE!

Please join us WEDNESDAY April 1st at 8PM EST for the CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE!!!

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NILE CROCODILE with take on HUMPBACK WHALE in the #2026MMM CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE on WEDNESDAY!!!!

Until then, be well! Good night, & good luck!

ELITE TRAIT #2026MMM WINNERS:

Aurochs, Humpback Whale, Honey Badger and Nile Crocodile!

Please join us on MONDAY March 31st at 8PM EST for the FINAL ROAR!

SWEET 16 WINNERS:
#2026MMM

Steller's Sea Cow, Aurochs, Humpback Whale, Hippopotamus, Lions, Nile Crocodile, Honey Badger and Gila Monster!

Please join us TOMORROW (3/26) at 8PM EST for the ELITE TRAIT!!

EXTINCTION IS FOREVER AND THAT'S SO METAL ROUND 2 WINNERS:
#2026MMM #2026mmm

Steller's Sea Cow, Baiji, Aurochs, Wild Dromedary Camel, Honey Badger, Pacific Lamprey, Gila Monster, and Ossifrage

Please join us WEDNESDAY 3/25 at 8PM EST for the SWEET SIXTEEN!

MONEY MAMMALS AND LIBRARY LEGENDS ROUND 2 WINNERS
#2026MMM #2026mmm
Nile 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!

THAT'S SO METAL
ROUND 1 WINNERS
#2026MMM #2026mmm
Honey Badger, Least Shrew, Common Chuckwalla, Pacific Lamprey, Southern Grasshopper Mouse, Gila Monster, Shrike, and Ossifrage!

Please join us TOMORROW (Thurs. 3/19) at 8PM EST for Round 2 of both Money Mammals and Library Legends!

🦎 #That'sSoMetal matchup day advice from our Staff Curator of Tetrapods, David Laurencio!

Who do you have winning this fierce battle?

#2026MMM #AuburnUniversity #AUMNH #Herpetology #GilaMonster #TeamGilaMonster

🦇Dr. Wendy Hood is here to talk about her adventures down in #CostaRica! She has some insight on one of the competitors in #2026MMM, the Fringed-lipped Bat

Who do you have winning this #That'sSoMetal matchup?

🦇📷: Camaya Doxie

#AuburnUniversity #AUMNH #FringedLippedBat #MarchMammalMadness

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WOW WHAT A NIGHT!
Baiji
Wild Dromedary Camel
Stellar's Sea Cow
Thylacine
Aurochs
Saudi Gazelle
Yallara
Sea Mink
ADVANCE!
Join us WEDNESDAY
for the
THAT'S SO METAL DIVISION!
#2026MMM

Graphic with text: Meet the museum team, Jordan, GIS Analyst, Alabama Natural Heritage Program with logo. Within the graphic is a photo of a woman wearing glasses smiling at the camera holding a clear container with fish inside.

A woman wearing glasses and a hat smiling at the camera holding a clear container with fish inside.

A woman wearing protective gear standing next to a dry landscape with spots of burning grass.

✨Meet Jordan✨

🌳Jordan is our GIS Analyst with the Alabama Natural Heritage Program. She maintains data on species of conservation concern.

🔥She also loves helping with prescribed burns whenever she can!

📍Stay tuned for our next #MeetTheTeamMonday!

#aumnh #alnhp #auburnuniversity

Two women behind a table with museum displays of pinned insects

Flyer for Columbus botanical garden’s Kid’s Day, birds bugs and blooms bioblitz

Come see us at the Columbus Botanical gardens to learn more about beetles and butterflies! Today from 1-4pm 🪲🦋

#aumnh #auburnuniversity #columbusbotanicalgardena #kidsday

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WOW WHAT A NIGHT!
Crocodile, Mouse, Grey Fox, Eurasian Eagle Owl, Cat, Dog, White Stork, & LIONS ADVANCE! #2026MMM

#2026 LIBRARY LEGENDS ROUND 1 WINNERS:
Nile Crocodile, Mouse, Gray Fox, Eurasian Eagle Owl, Domestic Cat, Domestic Dog, White Stork, Lions

Please join us Monday 3/16 at 8PM EST for Round 1 of Extinction is Forever!

NILE CROCODILE OUTLASTS PAPYRUS!! #2026MMM

#2026MMM MONEY MAMMALS ROUND 1 WINNERS:
Humpback Whale, Eastern Gorilla, Giraffe, Indian Rhinoceros, Bornean Orangutan, Hippopotamus, Oryx, Asian Elephant

Please join us TOMORROW (Thursday 3/12) at 8PM EST for Library Legends Round 1!

🐊 Here’s some words from our Staff Curator of Herpetology, David Laurencio on tonight’s MMM Library Legends matchup: Nile Crocodile vs Papyrus!

Who did you have winning this beastly battle?

#2026MMM #AuburnUniversity #AUMNH #Herpetology #NileCrocodile

How did you do???

#2026MMM

GIRAFFE OUTLASTS GIANT ANTEATER!!! #2026MMM

Humpback Whale with the bedroom eyes.

HUMPBACK WHALE WAVES AWAY RED SQUIRREL!! #2026MMM

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ASSASSIN BUG DEFEATS BONE COLLECTOR CATERPILLAR and becomes the #16 seed of the THAT'S SO METAL DIVISION OF MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS!!! #2026MMM

🏆 Would you take the Uropygi or the Southern Grasshopper Mouse?
‼️Make your bracket by TONIGHT at 11:59

🔗 aub.ie/marchmammalm...

#SpecimenSpotlight #Vinegaroon #Uropygi #Arachnids #AUMNH #AuburnUniversity #2026MMM

Vinegaroons are common in the western & southern United States they are rarely seen because they spend much of their time hidden under logs, rocks, or burrows and are active mainly at night.