It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
March Mammal Madness Player Resources, at ASU Library Guides
Like spring brackets but disappointed by your alma mater’s season? Are you a kid of any age who wonders, who would win if a Bengal Tiger got into a scrape with a Blue Whale? (Even though we all know that these species have no logical or practical reason to interact with one another?)
Try March Mammal Madness! There’s a bracket. There’s science. There’s amazing art! There’s sh%^posting on Twitter, and cute rodent puppet YouTube videos!
The battles are simulated, and hypothetical (no actual carnage occurs anywhere), and evidence-based, AND they’re narrated by scientists. The tournament has even expanded in the last few years to include a few non-mammal combatants.
To my mind, that’s something for everyone.
I love this. I’m terrible at it (and I will never be able to unsee wild card match featuring the praying mantis eating a hummingbird’s brains… ugh), but it’s fun, and interesting, and I learn something new (at least one thing) every year.
This year I’m looking to do a not-very-ambitious 100-day drawing project, and I think March Mammal Madness may feature prominently… though I haven’t decided exactly how… something to consider.
Brackets are available now. Wild card match is March 13th! (Calendar is here: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness/HowToPlay)
Carmen Yount 