Australia and South America are the best continents, judged solely on the basis of ants.

Read the full poem here: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/164691...

(Crustacean from #LivingBioreactors expedition.)

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The Emperor says 'Now witness the fight power of this fully armed and operational battle cetacean.'

AND HUMPBACK WHALES CHOOSE VIOLENCE!

(Ford & Reeves 2008) #2026MMM

MAMA HUMPBACK WHALE DEFEATS NILE CROCODILE!

HUMPBACK WHALE is #2026MMM CHAMPION!

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

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THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ANOTHER MMMAGNIFICENT JOURNEY OF SCIENCE, STORY, & NATURE.

Y'all are the very best! #2026MMM

Until next time, be well, good night & good luck.

WINNER of the #2026MMM CHAMPIONSHIP:

HUMPBACK WHALE!

Please join us next year for #2027MMM!

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

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So, so many of you, who we know by handles & avatars, who have become essential to the MMMagic, Legend & Legacy.

To all the filthy weasels & fiesty felids, mean monkeys & rowdy rodents, for the years of banter & kindness, THANK YOU.

You shine a light when so much else has turned so dark #2026MMM

MMM no longer presents official spectator awards, but we do specifically thank @animordle.bsky.social for the games, @stoatamatic.bsky.social for letting us know how many stoats that is, @littlejems.bsky.social for the crowns & elder @natickbobcat.bsky.social for guidance & remembrance #2026MMM

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Lastly, the HEART & SOUL of MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS is this amazing emergent coMMMunity of fans & contributors to this PERFORMANCE SCIENCE #2026MMM

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Real Talk: you hear from me A LOT, but March Mammal Madness is made possible by the most incredible teaMMM of the very awesomest people you will ever have the honor of knowing! #2026MMM

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And Ringleader-Director-Editor-in-Chief... that's me. #2026MMM

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SHOUT OUTS TO @cnanderson.bsky.social for pulling together the archived Play-by-Play night after night; @prairiedogking.bsky.social stage managing this rowdy crew; & Jessica helming @mmmletsgo.bsky.social for amplifying all the official record (& those sweet emoji summaries) #2026MMM

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The #2026MMM Narration Team CONTINUED!! @cnanderson.bsky.social @jeclight.bsky.social @pkconnors.bsky.social @mammalssuck.bsky.social @docrowschaef.bsky.social

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Weaving SCIENCE into STORY- THE NARRATION TEAM!!! @alybatgirl.bsky.social @marckissel.bsky.social‬ @chumblebiome.bsky.social @ldurgavich.bsky.social @tcastanea.bsky.social @tanisbp.bsky.social @chloejosefson.bsky.social #2026MMM

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Thank you to smooth operating Sports Summarists who make the text-only summaries & the MMMagazine possible- @margooutside.bsky.social & Melanie Beasley!!! #2026MMM

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HAT-TIP @acstone.bsky.social & @cegamorim.bsky.social for leading the genetics teaMMM of @n8upham.bsky.social @fervillanea.bsky.social @lucasrocm.bsky.social @carloschalicothere.bsky.social @elinork.bsky.social @afogel29.bsky.social @elliecat.bsky.social @michelle-e-white.bsky.social #2026MMM

Erminea Inc. Erminea Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit founded by 4MadStoats with the mission of increasing the accessibility of science through creative works. We strive to provide visual tools and education to improve t...

We also received 1000+ MMM art submissions from players, learners, & educators through the MMM facebook page, a showcase of that submitted art will be embedded in the CHAMPIONSHIP episode of the Rundown at Erminea's YouTube #2026MMM www.youtube.com/@ErmineaInc/...

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And special salute to those brilliant creatives @creativesatbc.bsky.social who do real-time artwork as battles unfold during the tournament & @drtljy.bsky.social for spearheading the most wonderful raucous #2026MMM college chapter!

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EXTRA HUGE HUZZAH to the ART TEAM for transcending excellence every year @opellisms.bsky.social @veppart.bsky.social & @maryfreisner.bsky.social & Art Director @oddangel.bsky.social for their GORGEOUS AMAZING HUMAN CREATED ART!!!!! #2026MMM

March Mammal Madness; catorce años de aprender jugando Inecol

Huge appreciation to Profs Miguel Rubio-Godoy and Alejandra Nuñez-de la Mora for translating Educator Materials into Spanish #2026MMM & lining up great coverage in Mexico City www.cronica.com.mx/academia/202...

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And another round of applause for Education Team members for the Combatant Info Slides Jenna Kissel & @loreleipatrick.bsky.social for those sweet, sweet combatant info slides! #2026MMM

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A million thank yous to @ianhecht.bsky.social for the trading cards, Jeff Brunstrum, Doug at MMMpools, & @MMMBrackets for the online brackets & contest manager & ALL the EDUCATORS who shared resources in the CROWDSOURCED MMM RESOURCES! >100 resources! #2026MMM

March Mammal Madness 2026 The Journal of Mammalogy and Mammalian Species are once again pleased to participate in March Mammal Madness (MMM) with the addition of other related Oxford Uni

Thank you again Oxford University Press or curating the special collection of articles about #2026MMM combatants freely accessible to folks researching the contenders academic.oup.com/asm/pages/ma...

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And a big thank you to @nickleyw.bsky.social for his elegant design of the bracket (English, Spanish, & Large Format Versions) & @jeclight.bsky.socialfor the screen reader bracket! #2026MMM

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HUGE, HUGE shout out to the Art Team & The Library Team who combined powers like freaking transformers to produce THE RUNDOWN so there could be in classroom video summaries of key battle shenanigans! Especially big thanks to Charon, Kirk, Matt, & Sierra THANK YOU!!! #2026MMM

LibGuides: March Mammal Madness: Home The official home for March Mammal Madness tournament information and resources! If you're learning, you're winning! Welcome to the official home of March Mammal Madness!

Can we get an exuberant round of applause for @grumpator.bsky.social & everyone at ASU Library for the March Mammal Madness LibGuide with Player, Learner, & Educator Portals & updating the RESULTS page each night & LIBRARY COLUMNS in the MMMagazine libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM... #2026MMM

March Mammal Madness returns to celebrate science, storytelling and libraries | ASU News On a chilly winter afternoon in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Victoria Savo is painting a blank tournament bracket on the outside wall of a library. Savo is a library media specialist at Swift...

Shout out to Marilyn Murphy & librarians interviewed in the sweet coverage of MMM celebrating LIBRARIES! #2026MMM news.asu.edu/20260220-art...

99.99% of the jokes about deep-sea ecology haven't even been discovered yet...

Where do rainbows go when they break the law?

Prism.

They get a light sentence.

It gives them time to reflect.