WSU Wildlife Ecology's March Mammal Madness!

#2022MMM Here is my campaign for the Lionesses to win tonight. All my eggs are in their basket so here's to hoping for a sweet victory! -IAL

#2022MMM Fun Fact: Did you know because of their epidermal scales, pangolins are given fun nicknames such as the “walking pinecone” or a “perambulating artichoke”? -MLA

#MMM2022 Here it comes, the final champions! Pride of Lions against the almighty Orcas! This is gonna be one heck of a battle...what are your votes? JE

#MMM2022 Fun Fact! Eumops floridanus, also known as the Florida bonneted bat has echolocation signals that we can hear! Another reason they should have won the wildcard round! JE

#MMM2022 This is what happened to the poor Panda when he faced the Skunks! JE

#MMM2022 Just a reminder that anyone can make a difference! Knowing is the first step! JE floridabonnetedbat.org Save America's Rarest Bat, the Florida Bonneted Bat! JE

sadly, trying to be an actor is just not enough. beavers are out of the running. MS #MMM2022

POV: you have front row seats to the Grizzly Bear vs. the Walrus #2022MMM EMB

the hooded skunks were ROBBED. Cats stink! #championsinmyheart #2022MMM MSD

@c_n_anderson NOT THE BABY 🥺😭 #MMM ASA

STELLER'S SEA EAGLE DEFEATS HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL!!! #2022MMM

Next up, #2 seed Hawaiian Monk Seal vs. #3 seed Steller's Sea Eagle #2022MMM

AYO EAGLE! pick on someone your own size!!!! wait... umm your own age!!! #MMM2022 ASA

@c_n_anderson NOT THE BABY!!!😱 #MMM2022 ASA

Our Steller's sea eagle spots a Hawaiian monk seal pup and swoops on approach... #2022MMM

A sad day for Panda lovers around the world... These black and white Ursids are winners in my heart. #2022MMM #giantpanda #love SC

@WsuMarch Nothing to see here, just slurping up a victory. Watch out walruses, we're coming for you! -MLA #2022MMM

Dam! Taking the win against the lemurs, now onto the lionesses... they better not mess with the beavers! -MS #2022MMM

A MAN SLAPPING A MONK SEAL #shorts 2021 youtu.be/BxNSOLLZQVw via @YouTube If you are still hung up about Will Smith's slap at the Oscars, you will be even more distraught about this one (or at least you should be). DO NOT MESS WITH THE HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL 😤 #2022MMM -PEB

My mans bighorn sheep came in outta nowhere! #MMM2022 ASA

@eenork @2022MMMletsgo Floridaman? step aside, it's Florida Mountain lions time to shine😤 #MMM2022 ASA

The Florida mountain lion is more isolated and as a result they have suffered from the consequences of inbreeding, in particular high prevalence of the kinked tail, that is rare in the other mountain lion populations researchgate.net/publication/27… #2022MMM #RIP

@Mammals_Suck Watch out! someone warn Tarzan!!!!!😱 #MMM2022 ASA

JAGUAR OUTLASTS MOUNTAIN LION!!!! #2022MMM

Next up: #4 seed Jaguar vs. #5 seed Cougar #2022MMM

@Mammals_Suck #MMM2022 ASA

Jaguar's robust canines plunge into the skull next to the ears! #BiteClub Cougar's sharp canines stab-slice quickly into throat, lacerating muscles, trachea, & jugular! #SharpTransection (Murphy & Ruth '10; Conrad 1992; Christiansen '07; Sachetti et al. '11) #2022MMM