This year is all about the arts and animals. Cheron Henning leads the art team for March Mammal Madness!
Here are the 4 Divisions for the 2024 MMM tournament.
From a tantalizing courtship dance to
demonstrations of intimidating power, from a
waggle dance of a food location to a tricksy
mother’s feeble cries as she drags a “broken” wing
to lure a predator away from her nest of chicks,
many animals are peak performers. We applaud
these showboats in the TAKE A BOW
DIVISION!
Humans are story-tellers and story-listeners.
Animals feature prominently throughout oral
tradition, folklore, and mythology. From the most
ancient recorded epics to more recent literary
masterpieces are tales of adventure and animal encounters. Some especially notable species appear again and again across time, geography, and culture. And some animals are named forworks of words, from novels to poem to song to screenplays. We honor some of these species in our EPIC ANIMALS DIVISION!
Some carnivores have particularly specialized
traits for acquiring, chewing, or digesting their
meals. Similarly, some herbivores can safely
consume high levels of toxins. And some truly
fascinating species have adapted to dietary niches
of really, really specific foods. Gird your stomachs
and get ready to toast these combatants and their
comestible curiosities in the CONNOISSEUR
CRITTERS DIVISION! #HeardChef
Last, but rarely overlooked, these brilliant beasties
combine colors, sometimes across a spectrum only
they can see, on their flamboyant forms. To
paraphrase Kermit, “why are there so many,
species with rainbows, and what’s with their
vibrant hides?” Get ready to salute these striking
smoke shows in the RAINBOW COLLECTION
DIVISION!
2024 March Mammal Madness CALENDAR
Game Time is 8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific for all tournament nights.
February 9 (FRI)MMM VALENTINES
February 12 (MON)DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
February 22 (THURS)BRACKET DROP DAY!!!
March 10 (SUN)Wild Card Eve
March 11 (MON)WILD CARD
March 13 (WED)Round 1: Epic Animals
March 14 (THURS)Round 1: Connoisseur Critters
March 18 (MON)Round 1: Rainbow Collection
March 20 (WED)Round 1: Take a Bow
March 21 (THURS)Round 2: Epic Animals & Connoisseur Critters
March 25 (MON)Round 2: Rainbow Collection & Take a Bow
March 27 (WED)SWEET 16
March 28 (THURS)ELITE TRAIT
April 1 (MON)FINAL ROAR
April 3 (WED)CHAMPIONSHIP