Okay, everyone, great job so far! We are now down to eight suspects .
We've got them on the run! We have the list of possible habitats, so pick which one you want:
Dwarf or elfin forest; seagrass meadow - which is underwater; semi-arid desert; and freshwater
swamp forest. You will need to blend in, be masters of disguise. Got it? - Got it!
Uh...so...you're going to keep wearing those hats, hmm? - They won't come off! We used gorilla glue! [canned laughter][Booo!]
The finalists of the Red, In Fur division were transported to the dwarf forest of southern
California. They met at a small water source and stared at each other. There was snorting
and stomping as they tried to scare each other off. Finally the hartebeest charged
the kangaroo! But the marsupial dodged, hopping to the side and kicking the hartebeest's back.
The hartebeest was knocked to the ground. It got up, eyed the kangaroo, and then opted for retreat, fleeing the scene.
The kangaroo moves on!
Neither harpy nor sphinx was pleased with the dwarf forest habitat. The eagle
could not find a tall tree; the mandrill could not find food. They saw each other,
the mandrill barked a warning ["I'm warning you..."], and lunged. The eagle launched herself at the mandrill
and slashed his back with her talons. The bloodied mandrill jumped back up . The two lunged at each other
again! The harpy tore furiously at the treetops to get to the mandrill,
but the sphinx monkey had had enough and crawled away - out of sight of the eagle, and out of the tournament.
The mountain tapir and dugong were transported to the waters of a swamp forest.
The tapir chilled out in the water, eyeing the local wildlife. The dugong cruised by,
searching in vain for sea grass. Suddenly it heard a squeak! Was that another dugong?
No, it was a manatee nearby! The dugong swam off, searching for a friend, leaving the tapir
chilling as the winner. Folks, did the dugong even know it was in March Mammal Madness?
The saber-toothed anchovy can get up to three stoats in length! The sea star, meanwhile, is pretty close ,
at 3.8 stoats long. -- Hey MC! I am pleased to report that March Mammal Magic worked this
time, and it brought the Sea Beasties finalists to the seagrass meadow in the Florida Keys.
The sea star was in hot shallow water and was not feeling good - and that was before any
other predators showed up! A baby nurse shark came by and was about to chomp on the sea star.
Then the anchovy came crashing into it, trying to eat the sharks! They thrashed about, and in the
midst of it all, a bunch of the sea star's brittle arms started breaking off! [screaming noises]
it was way too much for the Midgardian sea star. It perished from heat and loss of...arms, I guess. The anchovy wins!
We now know the members of the Final Roar. What on earth will happen next? We will follow the case to
its conclusion. Join us next time! I am MC Marmot and this is the Mystery of March Mammal Madness.