#2026MMM #bcvammm

Camels can spit a distance up to 108 stoatlengths #StoatsAsMeasurement #2026MMM

"In the mammal justice system, the real lions are represented by two separate yet equally important lions: Torn Ear and Dark Mane. These are their stories."

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Off to recover from all this #Carnage and suspense! The @creativesatbc.bsky.social return with a special treat for the Final Roar - a public event in the FLC with prizes, animal bingo, and live-art projected for all to see. It's going to be EPIC! #2026MMM #bcvammm

I like big puns and… #2026MMM

WOW!!! WHAT A NIGHT!!!! Your #2026MMM FINAL ROAR: HONEY BADGER #MightyMustelid AUROCHS HUMPBACK WHALE NILE CROCODILE!!!! See you MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY!!! Until then, be well! Good Night & Good Luck!

WORLDS MOST INVINCIBLE CAT AND ITS ALL TRUE #2026mmm

Severe declines of lion populations have been documented over the last century. Curry et al. (2020) used microsatellites & mtDNA to show a significant diversity ⬇️ in the nuclear genome & more structure (less gene flow) in modern compared to historic lion pops. doi.org/10.1093/molb... #2026MMM #RIP

#2026MMM #EliteTrait #LibraryDivision #TeamNileCrocodile Art by Mary C. Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social

Genomic work from de Manuel et al. revealed deep divergence (~70,000 years) between northern (including Asia, west, & north Africa) and southern (including south, east, & central Africa) lion lineages. Post split, these lineages have experienced gene flow. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #2026MMM

#2026MMM #EliteTrait #LibraryDivision #TeamLions Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social

#2026MMM #EliteTrait #LibraryDivision #TeamNileCrocodile Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social

Fernino et al. (2013) studied DNA from trypanosomes affecting S. Am & African crocodilids (including Nile Croc). Results = SA & Afr croc trypanosomes show relationships consistent w/ 4-5 MY croc dispersal across Atlantic & then host switch to infect alligatorids! doi.org/10.1186/1756... #2026MMM

FINAL BATTLE OF THE NIGHT: 1-seed Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) vs. 2-seed Lions (Panthera Leo) #2026MMM

#2026MMM #EliteTrait #MoneyDivision #TeamHumpbackWhale Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social

Hippo DNA shows that they expanded across Africa in the Pleistocene when overflooding created a large network of lake and river systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of geographical clustering in the haplotype network = recent population expansion. #2026MMM #RIP doi.org/10.1038/sj.h...

HUMPBACK WHALE OUTLASTS HIPPO!!! #2026MMM

Mama Humpback and calf swim into the coral lagoon for another bout of nursing. #2026MMM

Preferring to prey on an already weakened and injured mammal, Great White Shark gives a deep penetrating bite on Hippo's rump, but not ripping away muscle or fat (Dines & Gennari 2020) #2026MMM

Great White Shark, attracted to the disorganized splashing, follows the hippo... circling and assessing the injured Hippo... #2026MMM

Hippo scramble-swims away from the triggerfish attack, splashing into the water from the bleeched reef, headed toward Lizard Island in the distance... #2026MMM

SLOSH, WHOOSH! #2026MMM

Mama Humpback Whale vocalizes to her calf, WOPING & GRUMBLING (Dunlop et al 2008) to keep her calf close by for greater safety & easier swimming by making use of mama's hydrodynamic aspiration flow (Saloma 2018) #2026MMM

Great White Shark, attracted by blood in the water, swims alongside the Humpback Whale & calf. #2026MMM

The Durgaviching will continue until morale improves #2026MMM #HippoBites

Out of the shark frying pan, into the tirgger fish fire. #2026MMM #bcvammm

The hair-trigger, get off her lawn, scourge of scuba divers, titan triggerfish bites Hippo skin rolls with her "rapid, forceful closure of the jaws" like she does to TIGER SHARKS during March-May nesting season (Bocchi et al. 2025) #2026MMM

#IncidentalTriggerfish was definitely not on my bingo card. #2026MMM

Hippo is being viciously attacked by a A TITAN TRIGGERFISH!!! #TritonWasRightTherePeople #2026MMM

Shying away from the massive whales, Hippo spots sections of coral exposed from the low tide and awkwardly swims to the "rocky" outcrops. #2026MMM

BUT will Hippo's blood attract sharks cruising the continental shelf, bringing them toward the Hippo & Humpback Whale mom & calf!?! #2026MMM

Humpback Whale and calf surface together from their nursing bout as the Hippo bobs in the saltwater near them... #2026MMM

Specifically NO NAME REEF at the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef system of thousands of reefs along Australia's continental shelf to the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. #2026MMM

WHEN BOTH COMBATANTS ARE #MMMagically translocated to the randomly determined habitat of... OCEAN REEF! #2026MMM

#2026MMM #EliteTrait #MoneyDivision #TeamCommonHippo Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social

Cetaceans & hippos are close relatives & some genes contribute to their aquatic adaptations. Cetaceans have 461 genes under pos selection while hippos have 64. The genes that evolved after the 2 groups split are involved in lipid metabolism, brain & muscle function. #2026MMM doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

#2026MMM #EliteTrait #MoneyDivision #TeamHumpbackWhale Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social

NEXT UP: 1-seed Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) vs. 3-seed Common Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) #2026MMM

despite our affinity for standard measurements, we cannot begin to quantify the joy of stoatistics #2026MMM

This battle is a collaboration of @mammalssuck.bsky.social, @marckissel.bsky.social, & myself. #2026MMM

I am #teamseacow but that was beautiful. A poetic death. #2026MMM

THE ART HAS SOUND NOW #2026MMM

#InspirationalIntermission #2026MMM

Unlike in history, in #2026MMM, Aurochs OUTLASTS Steller's Sea Cow!!!! #2026MMM

#2026MMM #EliteTrait #ExtinctionDivision #TeamAurochs Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social

wow impressive these things are like bacon submarines #2026MMM

Without any incoming storms, only the Sea Cow's eyes are cloudy #BrokenHeart #QuickDeath #2026MMM