The producers of March Mammal Madness 2024 have put together an amazing lineup of combatants for this year's event, including mammals and non-mammals. There are even poisonous plants! As curator of mammals at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, John Wible repeats the same question that he asks each year: will this be the year that a non-mammal finally wins the tournament? Formidable non-mammal combatants include the giant squid and great white shark. Yikes! Fan favorites include the sparklemuffin peacock spider and Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis, an early member of the human family tree. Who will win between the chestnut-headed bee-eater (a bird) versus a bee! John will discuss the history of winners and losers of the 12 prior March Mammal Madness events and preview the 2024 finals.