Haikus by my students about Tuxedo Style combatants: Tasmanian Devil Vocalized with growls Jaws that crush animal’s bones Lives in scrub forest Delacour's Langur Everyone loves you, Stay with your group, don’t be last Beat them all, langur #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Tuxedo Style combatants: Ribbon Seal Ribbon seal is cool Ribbon seal is sensitive Lives In cold arctic Southern Tamandua Long nose and decurved, In tropical rainforest, Walk on outside feet #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Tuxedo Style combatants: Mountain Zebra They live in mountains They eat grass, leaves, stems, and seeds They have pointed hooves White-faced capuchin Has prehensile tail Reach full adult size at age eight Small burrow dweller #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Tuxedo Style combatants: Malayan Tapir Large, stocky bodies, Plucks leaves and puts into mouth, Only in asia Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat Long Claws For Climbing In Tropical Rainforests Feeding On Barkwood #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Tuxedo Style combatants: Cape Buffalo Head with curvy horns They are always chewing grass On the savanna Moonrat Black spots near the eyes There’s white hair and black elsewhere Likes moist areas #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Tuxedo Style combatants: Wild Yak Active during day Wild herds run away from threat High red blood cell count Zorilla Glossy, coarse and black The striped, African, polecat It acts like a skunk #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Tuxedo Style combatants: Narwhal Horn of the ocean, Graceful swimmer through the deep, Silent in the waves. Eastern Spotted Skunk Eats mice, eggs, honey Skunk exemplifies smelly Stinkiness on show #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Tuxedo Style combatants: Polar Bear Snowy bear. Real white Polar bear in a snowstorm. Lives in snow and ice Eurasian Water Shrew Silent hunter bolts Poisoned fangs in water’s glow Hunger shapes its path Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants: Gelada Highlands' call echoes, Red chest gleams beneath the sun, Gelada gazes. Eastern Grey Kangaroo Eastern Kangaroo, Punch Punch Punch like Mike Tyson, Hop like Lebron James. Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants: Aardvark The Aardvark's long nose digs up termites all day long Solitary pig Bandicoot Bandicoot, alone Except when breeding, in dark, near water, eats all Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants: Greater Glider I soar with much grace On ground I fall on my face Looking out for owls Paradise Flying Snake Has venom, will kill Name is misnomer, can’t fly They glide ten meters Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants: Coati Awake during day Defending with claws and teeth Sleeps up in the trees Fig-Eating Bat Midnight wings take flight, Sipping on sweet moonlit figs, Whispers in the dark. Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants: Paca Tiny travelers, Furry coat in the shadows Night’s furry mascot Greater Mouse Deer Small deer runs so fast, through the trees and leaves so green, hiding out of sight. Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants: Sun Bear Oh peaceful Sun Bear How you are so delicate And great at climbing Hedgehog Is found in Southern Africa, hedgehog diet small insects and worms Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants: Thorold's Deer Massive, vigilant herd animals, fast, agile hooves herbivore, climber Olympic Marmot Buckwheat for dinner Rubbing against my coarse fur In Olympic Park Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants: Samiaa Ringed Seal These seals are pisces, They eat small fish like ruff and perch, In the cold they live. Olm Olm’s in Croatia Ventral Side is Translucent Has Slender Body Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants: Asian Forest Tortoise Fruit and seed-eater Wallowing in South Asia Full of unique traits Platypus Duck-billed platypus Live in the wetter regions Strange looking creature Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants: Starry Sturgeon Big fish swims so bright, like the stars in dark, deep sea, shiny, fast, and free. Tuatara They eat small critters They live up to one hundred This creature is rare Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants: Coelacanth Coelacanth, blue scales Cave in day, hunt deep at night Comoros islands Mudskipper Eyes on top of head They live in burrows in mud Fiddler crabs diet Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants: Frilled Shark Ancient depths they glide, Frills wave in the shadowed dark, Silent, unseen tides. Fern Nice and green so tall Wet woodlands they live and eat Light is their delight Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants: Ginkgo One hundred feet tall Ginkgo the living fossil Yellow in autumn Mycorrhizal Fungus They live in the soil Are pear-shaped or spherical Help plant nutrients Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

So your students can't get enough of the outro song "Learnin' and Winnin'" from the #2025MMM Rundown videos? It was written by Drew Rosa of Powell Butte Elementary School (Portland, OR) @drewrosa.bsky.social Here is the link to the song with the lyrics posted: suno.com/song/9e40303...

Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants: Spotted-necked Otter Spotted necked otter It will win the entire thing It’s the best mammal Tayra Medium weasel Bushy tail, long neck, and claws In Argentina Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants: Marsh Mongoose Low growling Mongoose Who has great powerful teeth That can crush hard foods Quokka Sunny smile so bright, Quokka grins with endless light, Joyus in each hop Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants: Indri Small treetop jumper Found in north Madagascar Vegetarian Hispid hare I live botherless Bark. And if I feel like it I will steal your crops Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants: Maned Wolf Males are more active It is a wolf with a mane It looks very cute Common Muskrat The common muskrat Lives in large family groups Webbing for swimming Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus written by my students: Chacoan Peccary Your large head, small legs Your pig-like-snout, all so great You’ll go all the way Mountain Beaver Tiny and compact Climb trees, swims, and burrow deep Eats plants, trees, wood, leaves Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants: Saiga Dear Mr. Saiga, What is the thing with your nose? I guess no one knows. Woolly Giant Rat Fur thick as the night, Nose twitching in moonlit woods, Silent paws take flight. Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants: Puma Silent paws at dusk, Moonlit eyes, a shadow moves, The wild calls its name. Star-nosed mole Tentacle mammal Very wide feet and long claws The tunnel digger Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Haikus by my students about The Only Ones combatants: Addax Most found in deserts Mostly eats grasses and scrub Hooves are meant for sand Grant's Golden Mole This mole is quite blind, Dips and dives around the dunes, Coastal dunes are home. Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM

Addax, Puma, Peccary, Maned Wolf, Saiga, Indri Otter, and Quokka ADVANCE!!!!!! Tomorrow Night- Round 1 of Roots & Relicts!!!! #2025MMM

Haikus written by my students about last night's #2025MMM Wild Card combatants: Northern Flying Squirrel Spruce, fir, mixed hemlocks Can glide twenty five meters They are omnivores Flying Frog Webbed feet, can glide through the air flying frog is fast Majestic in air

The AMAZING @oddangel.bsky.social, Operation Ermine, and the INCREDIBLE voice talent from ASU Library (among other familiar notables), dropped the Wild Card Video earlier than expected! Welcome TO THE RUNDOWN!!! #2025MMM youtu.be/msRkhgL-fqs?...

My students and I wanted to see how ChatGPT would fill out the 2025 March Mammal Madness Bracket. Surprisingly it gave facts about each combatant and discussed how it would do in the different habitats. After running all the battles, Sun Bear defeats Gingko in the finals. #2025MMM #TeamSunBear

Shout out to Drew Rosa, Powell Butte Elementary School (Portland, OR) @drewrosa.bsky.social. He just created a rap song celebrating March Mammal Madness called "Learnin' and Winnnin'" My students are going to love this when I play it for them on Monday! suno.com/song/9e40303... #2025MMM