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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
We bring you... THAT'S SO METAL DIVISION! #2026MMM
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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
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
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LAST but not LEAST are some truly astonishing beasts.
Get ready to clock their cracked attack and FAFO aura.
#2026MMM
Get ready to clock their cracked attack and FAFO aura.
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
LAST but not LEAST are some truly astonishing beasts.
Get ready to clock their cracked attack and FAFO aura.
#2026MMM
Get ready to clock their cracked attack and FAFO aura.
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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
So we give you EXTINCTION IS FOREVER DIVISION #2026MMM
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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
Nothing can replace or recreate that.
In this Anthropocene, once lost, the species is lost forever.
#2026MMM
February 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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
Nothing can replace or recreate that.
In this Anthropocene, once lost, the species is lost forever.
#2026MMM
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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
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
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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
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
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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
So we give you.... LIBRARY LEGENDS!!! #2026MMM
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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
a close up of an owl with a disney junior logo in the background
Alt: a close up of an owl turning it's head
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February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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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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
Libraries have some dastardly denizens stalking the stacks, notorious for damaging precious texts... and not always Animalia! #2026MMM
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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
#2026MMM Celebrates Libraries... and there are very noble and notable species that have been associated with Libraries!
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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
So we give you.... MONEY MAMMALS!!! #2026MMM
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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
Indeed, animals have been featured in currency for (at least) hundreds of years, including tin ingots of animals from the Malay peninsula. #2026MMM
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Did you know that 15% of the world's currency features wildlife? #2025MMM theconversation.com/almost-1-in-...
Almost 1 in 6 of the world’s banknotes feature wildlife – and they’re not always the creatures you’d expect
What do you know about your national currency? How about the cash used overseas? We studied wildlife imagery on banknotes around the world. Here’s what we found.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Did you know that 15% of the world's currency features wildlife? #2025MMM theconversation.com/almost-1-in-...
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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
NOW for the #2026MMM DIVISIONS!
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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
But first, let's take a moment for the #2026MMM teaser trailer premiere! youtu.be/aK8CfWSZO4A
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Last call for #2026MMM Division guesses right now bc IT'S DARWIN DAY DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!
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February 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Last call for #2026MMM Division guesses right now bc IT'S DARWIN DAY DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!
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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
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!
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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
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
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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
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!
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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
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...
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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!
(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
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!
(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!
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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
#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).
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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)
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
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)
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)
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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...
@mmmletsgo.bsky.social (1/2)
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...
@mmmletsgo.bsky.social (1/2)
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
#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...
@mmmletsgo.bsky.social (1/2)
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...
@mmmletsgo.bsky.social (1/2)