March Mammal Madness is an annual scientific outreach tournament consisting of simulated combat competition among animals, informed by scientific literature and communicated through creative storytelling and art. This collection consists of related publications, presentation, and educational materials. Accompanying data is available in the March Mammal Madness Data Collection, and official tournament information at the March Mammal Madness Library Guide.

 

Image attribution: (A) cheetah by Charon Henning; (B) Tag Team Mutualists warthog and mongoose by Mary Casillas; (C) Thylacine by Olivia Pellicer; (D) red squirrel by Charon Henning; (E) honey badger by Charon Henning; (F) moose by Valeria Pellicer; (G) spotted hyena by Charon Henning; (H) coyote by Mary Cassilas; (I) Andrewsarchus mongoliensis by Charon Henning.   

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Narration of the Urban Jungle Sweet Sixteen encounter between #1 Harar Hyena and #7 Coyote, by Katie Hinde, Tara Chestnut, and Anne W. Hilborn

ContributorsChestnut, Tara (Creator) / Hinde, Katie (Creator) / Hilborn, Anne W. (Creator)
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Narration of the Jump Around Round 1 encounter between #8 Springhare and #9 Jackrabbit by Jessica Light.

ContributorsLight, Jessica (Creator)
Created2019
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Narration of the CAT-e-Gory Round 2 encounter between #2 Nimravid and #7 Tiger Quoll, by Katie Hinde and Patrice K. Connors.

ContributorsConnors, Patrice K. (Creator) / Hinde, Katie (Creator)
Created2019
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Narration of the Urban Jungle Round 2 encounter between #3 Berlin Boar and #6 Bobcat, by Katie Hinde, Jessica Light, Mauna Dasari, and Anne W. Hilborn

ContributorsHinde, Katie (Creator) / Light, Jessica (Creator) / Desari, Mauna (Creator) / Hilborn, Anne W. (Creator)
Created2018
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Selected narrations, or Play by Plays, to illustrate how matches in the annual March Mammal Madness Tournament are conducted and communicated. Referenced in “March Mammal Madness and the Power of Narrative in Science Outreach” (full citation coming and will link to KEEP record once created).

ContributorsChestnut, Tara (Creator) / Connors, Patrice K. (Creator) / Desari, Mauna (Creator) / Hilborn, Anne W. (Creator) / Hinde, Katie (Creator) / Light, Jessica (Creator)