A Finlayson Surprise
There was an upset in the Tiny Terrors division on Thursday but it certainly wasn’t as devastating to so many brackets as the loss of the Caspian Seal on Wednesday.
Actually, my bracket was the one that was upset since I though the Kowari would take down the Squirrel but it was not in the cards.
Everyone else I picked had a good day and moved on to Round 2.
#TeamRaccoonDog
I’m still feeling strongly that the Raccoon Dog is gonna end this bracket on top. His defeat of the Norther Short-Tailed Shrew was only his beginning volley in what I’m sure will be a successful tournament.
RACCOON DOG defEATS NORTHERN SHORT-TAILED SHREW!!!!!!!!! #2020MMM — Brian Tanis (@TanisBP) March 13, 2020
According to the bracket challenge, 84% of the people playing MArch Mammal Madness felt theRaccoon Dog would prevail so I was in good company. I’m not so sure as many have him going all the way as I do though.
Finishing Blows
The rest of the bracket can be seen in the following tweets. If you want to see the blow-by-blow details you can check out the wakelet which shows all the events from Thursday.
Here are the tweets though from the deciding blows.
PYGMY HOG DEFEATS NINGAUI!!! #2020MMM — Tara Chestnut, PhD (@TCastanea) March 13, 2020
PUDU CATAPULTS AWAY THE SHORT-TAILED FRUIT BAT!!!!!! #2020MMM — Alyson Brokaw, MSc (@alyb_batgirl) March 13, 2020
TREE HYRAX DISPLACES BANK VOLE!!! #2020MMM — Dr. Lara Durgavich (@tinkeringprim8) March 13, 2020
KODKOD SCARFS LEAST CHIPMUNK!!!! #2020MMM — Katie Hinde (@Mammals_Suck) March 13, 2020
ISLAND FOX EATS GB CAENOLESTID!!!! #2020MMM — Marc Kissel (@MarcKissel) March 13, 2020
SOUTHERN AFRICAN HEDGEHOG DEFEATS COLLARED PIKA!!!! #2020MMM — Pika Jo Varner (@johannavarner) March 13, 2020
FINLAYSON’S SQUIRREL DEFEATS KOWARI!!! #2020MMM — Jessica Light (@je_light) March 13, 2020
Here’s how the division stands after the first round:
It’s a Wrap
It was a day where the top seeded critter prevailed but it was still a fun round to watch.
I hope you enjoyed all the excitement.
Ramble 2020.01.23 | A Finlayson Surprise