Tonight, we delve deeper into the case files of the Red In Fur and the Tricksy Taxonomy divisions .
From bat to rat, lemur to tapir,
any one of these could be the March Mammal Madness champion! Let's cut to the chase.
The red wolf was patrolling its home habitat in southeast Louisiana when it caught the scent
of something unfamiliar. The curious wolf followed its nose...toward the tarsier which
was hiding in a nutria burrow! The tarsier chose flight over fight, flinging itself to safety
in another burrow and off the field of battle. The red wolf moves on.
MC, the red-crested tree rat found itself in the Australian outback and started
foraging for insects. A shadow fell over it. The kangaroo's tail had brushed up against him. Rude!
The tree rat stood up on its hind legs, all "hey, you talkin' to me?" and then it looked up,
and up and up at the WAY bigger kangaroo...and it took off running. So long, tree rat!
As the top seed, the dugong enjoyed -
- all together now - Home Habitat Advantage. The musk deer was unceremoniously dumped into the
water of the Great Barrier Reef and started swimming. The dugong, cruising along below,
looked up. The musk deer looked down. The deer opted to swim toward land, leaving the dugong to victory.
The maroon langur relaxed in a Borneo mushroom patch with his family group.
Suddenly, the red brocket appeared and saw the tasty mushrooms ["Time to party!"] and strutted over,
startling everyone. The langur led the group away ["let's get out of here!"] from the rockin' brocket. Bleat! Bleat! Bleat! [singing]
Rockin' brocket. Bleat! Bleat! Bleat! The rockin' red brocket is going to the Sweet 16.
Picture, if you will, a fig tree. The Egyptian fruit bat started to gather some tasty figs.
A female bat came up and swiped a fig! A tussle ensued, causing figs to rain down from the tree.
The solenodon, sitting underneath, was suddenly
pelted by falling fruit! The solenodon left the field of battle in search of a more peaceful neighborhood.
The bay cat weighs in tonight at 18 stoats. The red fox, meanwhile, can reach up to 63 stoats in weight
Both contenders had eaten their previous opponents, and were looking for a place to rest and digest.
The red fox found the perfect spot. Unfortunately, it was the bay cat's den.
The bay cat stood up and growled. The fox pressed forward. The cat swiped.
The fox yipped! [fighting noises] The red fox was outboxed, and ran off to find another spot.
The bay cat wins!
The tapir was peacefully grazing when it caught the scent of something. Something strange. It was
the newly arrived jaguarundi who also smelled something: Ocelots! Ocelots prey on jaguarundi.
This jaguarundi wanted no part of that conflict, and left the scene promptly. The tapir continued chomping plants.
March Mammal Magic put the lemur just outside of the hartebeest's grazing herd.
The hartebeest eyed the lemur, then casually marked his territory.
Not to be outdone, the lemur marked her territory as well.
The lemur was interrupted by vervet monkeys above her, yelling and shaking branches ["Oh my gosh!" "Stop it!, would ya?"]
The lemur was unnerved, and fled the field of battle. The red hartebeest moves on.
The suspense is building as the list of suspects dwindles. Who will survive to the sweet 16? Join us
next week for more second round battles! I am MC Marmot This is March Mammal Madness. Thank you for watching.