How Many Stoats Is That?
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converting measurements to stoats for March Mammal Madness! run by @deathbymustelid.bsky.social, avatar by @oddangel.bsky.social, banner by @mcmarmot.bsky.social
I cannot quantify in stoats how much work is put into #2025MMM by volunteer storytellers, researchers, and artists. As somebody who from time to time does all three of those things for money, it can be a lot of effort! Thank you all for your contributions ❤️
April 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I cannot quantify in stoats how much work is put into #2025MMM by volunteer storytellers, researchers, and artists. As somebody who from time to time does all three of those things for money, it can be a lot of effort! Thank you all for your contributions ❤️
Every time I get pinged for a stoat stat, it warms my little weasel heart #2025MMM
And lastly, thank you to all the coMMMunity for being an essential facet of the MMMagic of this annual extravaganza. Thank you for being us. #2025MMM
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April 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Every time I get pinged for a stoat stat, it warms my little weasel heart #2025MMM
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For realzies!! 21 seconds +/- 13 seconds!! I’ve been holding on to that reference for just the right battle. Turns out we had lots of peeing in that round 🎉#2025MMM bsky.app/profile/tcas...
Hold on, let's give ADDAX a few seconds... 21 seconds (plus or minus 13 seconds) as the LAW OF URINATION states, all mammals empty their bladders over the same amount of time!! Go on, see for yourself! #YoureWelcomeTeachers (Yang etal 2013) #2025MMM
April 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
For realzies!! 21 seconds +/- 13 seconds!! I’ve been holding on to that reference for just the right battle. Turns out we had lots of peeing in that round 🎉#2025MMM bsky.app/profile/tcas...
wait now I'm kinda curious if there are any mammals whose stoatlength number is LARGER than their stoatweight number. Snakes would fit, but are there any mammals that are snakier than a stoat? #StoatsAsMeasurement
The tapir had a length of ~7 stoats and a weight of over 2000 stoats! It's a funny metric that produces small numbers in one category and large ones in another, particularly with large animals like seals that tend to be round and dense #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM bsky.app/profile/stoa...
that's a difference of 6.19 stoatweights and 0.15 stoatlengths (this discrepancy is due to stoats being long & not weighing very much) #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
March 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
wait now I'm kinda curious if there are any mammals whose stoatlength number is LARGER than their stoatweight number. Snakes would fit, but are there any mammals that are snakier than a stoat? #StoatsAsMeasurement
Assuming the graphic is accurate, that's a spray distance of 6.5-9 stoatlengths! Stoats are also prolific scent-markers, but cannot reach as high on tree trunks, so they prefer to leave their marks on stumps, fallen logs, or other noteworthy objects closer to the ground #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
Often solitary as adults, Malayan Tapir rely on scent marking to signal their presence (Gearty 2012; Suwannaphong et al. 2018) and reproductive states to other Tapir in the area, scent-marking in the evening means the scent is fresh for other Tapir active in the night-time #2025MMM
March 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Assuming the graphic is accurate, that's a spray distance of 6.5-9 stoatlengths! Stoats are also prolific scent-markers, but cannot reach as high on tree trunks, so they prefer to leave their marks on stumps, fallen logs, or other noteworthy objects closer to the ground #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
Assuming the graphic is accurate, that's a spray distance of 6.5-9 stoatlengths! Stoats are also prolific scent-markers, but cannot reach as high on tree trunks, so they prefer to leave their marks on stumps, fallen logs, or other noteworthy objects closer to the ground #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
Often solitary as adults, Malayan Tapir rely on scent marking to signal their presence (Gearty 2012; Suwannaphong et al. 2018) and reproductive states to other Tapir in the area, scent-marking in the evening means the scent is fresh for other Tapir active in the night-time #2025MMM
March 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Assuming the graphic is accurate, that's a spray distance of 6.5-9 stoatlengths! Stoats are also prolific scent-markers, but cannot reach as high on tree trunks, so they prefer to leave their marks on stumps, fallen logs, or other noteworthy objects closer to the ground #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
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I'm loving seeing peeps discover MMM through the tag #2025MMM!! Welcome to March Mammal Madness!!
You're ours now.
You're ours now.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I'm loving seeing peeps discover MMM through the tag #2025MMM!! Welcome to March Mammal Madness!!
You're ours now.
You're ours now.
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Clocking in at a whopping 180 lbs (364 stoats) and 7.2 feet (6.5 stoats) long, the Starry Sturgeon is a real aquatic heavyweight. Maxing out at 29 years old, these fish are also older and wiser, making for a powerful combatant (Bakhshalizadeh et al., 2012). #2025MMM
March 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Clocking in at a whopping 180 lbs (364 stoats) and 7.2 feet (6.5 stoats) long, the Starry Sturgeon is a real aquatic heavyweight. Maxing out at 29 years old, these fish are also older and wiser, making for a powerful combatant (Bakhshalizadeh et al., 2012). #2025MMM
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Don't be deceived! Even though Tuatara look like lizards, they are in fact the only living member of the order Rhynchocephalia, which means "beak head"! The name Tuatara comes from a Māori word meaning "peaks or spikes on the back." This reptile tips the scales at 2.2 lbs (4.5 stoats) #2025MMM
March 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Don't be deceived! Even though Tuatara look like lizards, they are in fact the only living member of the order Rhynchocephalia, which means "beak head"! The name Tuatara comes from a Māori word meaning "peaks or spikes on the back." This reptile tips the scales at 2.2 lbs (4.5 stoats) #2025MMM
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March 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Clocking in at 6.6ft (5.92 stoats) in length, the Frilled Shark is an eel-like shark found near the ocean floor in the Atlantic and Pacific, named for its six pairs of wavy gill slits. This shark's most striking feature is its curved, needle-sharp teeth (300 in total!). (Garman, 1884). #2025MMM
March 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Clocking in at 6.6ft (5.92 stoats) in length, the Frilled Shark is an eel-like shark found near the ocean floor in the Atlantic and Pacific, named for its six pairs of wavy gill slits. This shark's most striking feature is its curved, needle-sharp teeth (300 in total!). (Garman, 1884). #2025MMM
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Native to South America, the Woolly Giant Rat has coarse, dense, dark gray fur, short limbs, & long, powerful claws. "Giant" in this case is a relative term, as the Woolly Giant Rat has a top weight of approx. 1.3lb (2.75 stoats). #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Native to South America, the Woolly Giant Rat has coarse, dense, dark gray fur, short limbs, & long, powerful claws. "Giant" in this case is a relative term, as the Woolly Giant Rat has a top weight of approx. 1.3lb (2.75 stoats). #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
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Saiga are a small antelope: 31.5in (~3.2 stoats) tall at the shoulder & 99lb (~200 stoats). Although small in body, they have a lot of face! The fictional Toydarians from Star Wars share this nosable, I mean NOTEABLE, feature. Males have horns up to 16in long. #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Saiga are a small antelope: 31.5in (~3.2 stoats) tall at the shoulder & 99lb (~200 stoats). Although small in body, they have a lot of face! The fictional Toydarians from Star Wars share this nosable, I mean NOTEABLE, feature. Males have horns up to 16in long. #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
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These guys had a great check up this week. Porco Rosso (top) weighs in at 27.83 stoats, while Hairy Pawter tips the scales at 29.5.
Not pictured is little sister Clementine, a delicate 23.01 stoats.
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Not pictured is little sister Clementine, a delicate 23.01 stoats.
#catSky #ghibli #catPuns @stoatamatic.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
These guys had a great check up this week. Porco Rosso (top) weighs in at 27.83 stoats, while Hairy Pawter tips the scales at 29.5.
Not pictured is little sister Clementine, a delicate 23.01 stoats.
#catSky #ghibli #catPuns @stoatamatic.bsky.social
Not pictured is little sister Clementine, a delicate 23.01 stoats.
#catSky #ghibli #catPuns @stoatamatic.bsky.social
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The only unit of measure you will ever need!
Glad to see the whole March Mammal Madness gang here on Bluesky. We're only missing the MMMRNG1
#2025MMM #StoatsasMeasurement
Glad to see the whole March Mammal Madness gang here on Bluesky. We're only missing the MMMRNG1
#2025MMM #StoatsasMeasurement
or 0.687 stoats if you prefer standardized measurements #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
March 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The only unit of measure you will ever need!
Glad to see the whole March Mammal Madness gang here on Bluesky. We're only missing the MMMRNG1
#2025MMM #StoatsasMeasurement
Glad to see the whole March Mammal Madness gang here on Bluesky. We're only missing the MMMRNG1
#2025MMM #StoatsasMeasurement
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Don't forget to check out the Stoatally Awesoem Converter for all your MMMeasuring needs: marckissel.shinyapps.io/Stoat/
#bcvammm #2025MMM
#bcvammm #2025MMM
or 0.687 stoats if you prefer standardized measurements #StoatsAsMeasurement #2025MMM
March 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Don't forget to check out the Stoatally Awesoem Converter for all your MMMeasuring needs: marckissel.shinyapps.io/Stoat/
#bcvammm #2025MMM
#bcvammm #2025MMM
If you want to calculate your own basic statistics, you can do so with @marckissel.bsky.social's handy web application! marckissel.shinyapps.io/Stoat/
Stoatally Awesome Converter
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March 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
If you want to calculate your own basic statistics, you can do so with @marckissel.bsky.social's handy web application! marckissel.shinyapps.io/Stoat/