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#2025MMM CHAMPION: POLAR BEAR

Thank you so much for following along, and we can't wait to see you next year for #2026MMM!

Remember: if you're learning, you're winning!
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We bring you... THAT'S SO METAL DIVISION! #2026MMM
a man in a blue shirt and tie is dancing in a room with hardcore written on the bottom
Alt: Michael from the office is doing "parkour" with text that says 'Hard core"
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February 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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From acid spitting to carcass caping to bone crushing to chest puffing... these nightmare baddies bring the traits to unlock new levels of carnage #2026MMM
a honey badger is walking across the dirt and grass
Alt: a honey badger is walking across the dirt and grass
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February 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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LAST but not LEAST are some truly astonishing beasts.
Get ready to clock their cracked attack and FAFO aura.
#2026MMM
a man in a red hat is holding a skateboard and talking to a group of kids .
Alt: a man in a red hat is holding a skateboard saying How do you do fellow kids?
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February 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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So we give you EXTINCTION IS FOREVER DIVISION #2026MMM
a black and white photo of a thylacine eating a snake in a room .
ALT: a black and white photo of a thylacine eating a snake in a room .
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February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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All individuals of a species come from the complex interactions of their genes and their environment, & the rich developmental endowment epigentically inherited from the parent.
Nothing can replace or recreate that.
In this Anthropocene, once lost, the species is lost forever.
#2026MMM
February 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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These words celebrate that each living species is a treasure, the result of an incredible evolutionary journey through mutation, drift, and selection. A species is a miracle of existence. #2026MMM
a polar bear and a polar bear cub are hugging each other in the snow .
Alt: a polar bear and a polar bear cub are hugging each other in the snow .
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February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Darwin wrote in his 1859 On the Origin of Species "There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one... from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." #2026MMM
a herd of elephants standing in a field with birds flying around them
Alt: a herd of elephants standing in a field with red birds flying around them
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February 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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So we give you.... LIBRARY LEGENDS!!! #2026MMM
You A Legend For That One Fam Thimothee Chalamet GIF
Alt: "You A Legend For That One Fam" Thimothee Chalamet GIF
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February 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Some libraries have relied on animals to help protect their collections, and some libraries lean into noble animal symbology, others are cheerfully tolerant of their local sympatric species. #2026MMM
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Alt: a close up of an owl turning it's head
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February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Libraries have some dastardly denizens stalking the stacks, notorious for damaging precious texts... and not always Animalia! #2026MMM
a woman sitting in front of a bookshelf with the words drought can be endured but rot is an instant killer on the bottom
Alt: a woman sitting in front of a bookshelf with the words "drought can be endured but rot is an instant killer"
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February 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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#2026MMM Celebrates Libraries... and there are very noble and notable species that have been associated with Libraries!
a cat laying on top of a stack of books with the number 3 on the spine of the book
Alt: a cat laying on top of a stack of books in a library
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February 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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So we give you.... MONEY MAMMALS!!! #2026MMM
a man with curly hair is sitting in the back of a car
Alt: a man with curly hair is sitting in a car saying to his friend "You are so money and you don't even know it."
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February 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Indeed, animals have been featured in currency for (at least) hundreds of years, including tin ingots of animals from the Malay peninsula. #2026MMM
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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NOW for the #2026MMM DIVISIONS!
a group of soldiers are standing in a field with the words get on with it
Alt: Monty Python and the Holy Grail everyone shouting "get on with it!"
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February 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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But first, let's take a moment for the #2026MMM teaser trailer premiere! youtu.be/aK8CfWSZO4A
2026 March Mammal Madness Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Katie Hinde
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February 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Last call for #2026MMM Division guesses right now bc IT'S DARWIN DAY DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!
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Alt: a group of people in red and white uniforms are playing brass instruments in a trumpet fanfare
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February 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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The #2026MMM combatants thus far revealed are: Giant Anteater, Asian Elephant, Beech Marten, Common Hippo, Grey Fox, Eurasian Eagle Owl, Eurasian Lynx, Humpback Whale, Indian Rhino, & Steller's Sea Cow!
a hippopotamus is swimming in a body of water with a pbs nature logo behind it
Alt: a hippopotamus looks forward and then submerges into a flowing river... duh dun. duh dun. duh dun.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Moving forward, the clues get tricksier, as players will have to follow clues to a specific library collection, into a free online resource, and sleuth combatants featured IN the resource! #2026MMM
gollum from the lord of the rings says sneaky little hobbitses .
Alt: gollum from the lord of the rings says sneaky little hobbitses .
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February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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We have also released a series of clues, each more intricate than the last, that when successfully solved, take a player to an International Standard Book Number or a Dewey Decimal Call Number! Reviewing the summary of the book reveals a #2026MMM combatant!
a book called 6 language visual dictionary sits on a shelf with other books
Alt: A woman moves a stack of books on a shelf.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Since Groundhog's Day we have announced the #2026MMM theme: March Mammal Madness Celebrates LIBRARIES! We've released the calendar, opened the Educator MMMaterials request form, & crafted a sheet of combatant Valentines! All available at the LibGuide: libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...
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!
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February 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! #2026MMM

(With a hat-tip to the Dropkick Murphys)

The season's upon us, it's that time of year!
Science & carnage, there's battles to cheer,
there's twists to these plots
and there's stings to be stung,
there's research to do
and plenty of fun!
a man wearing a feathered hat says " hear ye hear ye "
Alt: Stephen Colbert rings a bell wearing a large feathered tricorn hat shouting "Hear Ye! Hear Ye!"
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February 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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#2026MMM Psst... in honor of Darwin Day we are announcing the Divisions, as per usual... but at 9AM Tempe Time a TEASER TRAILER will go live too (since I wasn't able to pull that together for Groundhog's Day).
a cartoon illustration of a mtv music television logo .
Alt: a cartoon illustration of a mtv music television logo that says "world premiere video"
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February 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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but 20+ US states have a town called Princeton!

The correct state has the mountain with the highest elevation on the US eastern seaboard... in an AMAZING National Park too!

#2026MMM @mmmletsgo.bsky.social (2/2)
a green cadillac with a license plate that says cab 515
Alt: A true American Classic car with a "Whale of a Tail Fin"
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February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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#2026MMM Combatant Clue O'Clock!
To get the ISBN, arrange in a row these three numbers:

The digits for the Color Hex code for RBG 151,152,141
The original and main area code for the city of Laverne & Shirley
The zip code for the town of Princeton...

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a man in a dark room with the words it 's game o clock below him
Alt: Batman rushing around to his lair with the words "it 's game o clock"
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February 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM