2024 March Mammal Madness Slide show

Poll

Who Would Win?

• Bear

• Wolf

Open Ended

→ What factors could motivate an animal to fight?

MOTIVATION is one of the most important factors in an outcome of an animal encounter- is the animal defending itself or young? Is the animal hungry or trying to escape a predator, or is there no reason to fight?

Open Ended

What is a mammal?

Multiple Choice

Which of these are a division name

• Take a Bow

• Dad Bods

• Time Tigers

• sparkle cupcake muffin

Multiple Choice

True or False - All MMM combatants are mammals.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Name one way humans have depicted animals in art.

Multiple Choice

What division do you think the Singing Mouse would be in?

• Take a Bow

• Rainbow Collection

• Epic Animal

• Connoisseur Critters

Multiple Choice

What division do you think the Pitcher Plant would be in?

• TAKE a BOW

  
  

• RAINBOW

  COLLECTION

  
  

• EPIC ANIMALS

  
  

• CONNOISSEUR CRITTERS

  
  

Multiple Choice

What division do you think the Peacock Mantis Shrimp would be in?

• TAKE a BOW

  
  

• RAINBOW

  COLLECTION

  
  

• EPIC ANIMALS

  
  

• CONNOISSEUR CRITTERS

  
  

Multiple Choice

What division do you think the Giant Squid would be in?

• TAKE a BOW

  
  

• RAINBOW

  COLLECTION

  
  

• EPIC ANIMALS

  
  

• CONNOISSEUR CRITTERS

  
  

Poll

In the Wild Card who do you think would win an encounter- a rainbow grasshopper or a Sparklemuffin Peacock Spider?

• Rainbow Grasshopper

• Sparklemuffin Peacock Spider

Open Ended

What is a Lichen?

Multiple Select

What are the 2 options for defeat?

• forfeit

• TMI

• TKO

• alien abduction

Open Ended

Why should you not necessarily assume the predator/carnivore is more likely to win?

Fill in the Blank

In the 1st Round, the 2nd Round, & the 3rd Round, the better-seeded species gets _______________________________! (lower number = better seed/rank). The environment can have a big impact on the “battle.”

Open Ended

WHAT IF THE BEAR VS WOLF ENCOUNTER WAS IN A TROPICAL RAIN FOREST?

Open Ended

→ Summary of last 3 slides: How are bracket winners determined?

Multiple Select

What are examples of “events” that can carry over into subsequent rounds of MMM?

• Injuries

• The Season

• The Smell

• Birthdays