JT Miller
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JT Miller
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Lower School Science Teacher
St. Albans School, Washington DC
Haikus by my students about Tuxedo Style combatants:

Polar Bear

Snowy bear. Real white
Polar bear in a snowstorm.
Lives in snow and ice

Eurasian Water Shrew

Silent hunter bolts
Poisoned fangs in water’s glow
Hunger shapes its path

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social
#2025MMM
March 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants:

Gelada

Highlands' call echoes,
Red chest gleams beneath the sun,
Gelada gazes.

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Eastern Kangaroo,
Punch Punch Punch like Mike Tyson,
Hop like Lebron James.

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants:

Aardvark

The Aardvark's long nose
digs up termites all day long
Solitary pig

Bandicoot

Bandicoot, alone
Except when breeding, in dark,
near water, eats all

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants:

Greater Glider

I soar with much grace
On ground I fall on my face
Looking out for owls

Paradise Flying Snake

Has venom, will kill
Name is misnomer, can’t fly
They glide ten meters

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social
#2025MMM
March 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants:

Coati

Awake during day
Defending with claws and teeth
Sleeps up in the trees

Fig-Eating Bat

Midnight wings take flight,
Sipping on sweet moonlit figs,
Whispers in the dark.

Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants:

Paca

Tiny travelers,
Furry coat in the shadows
Night’s furry mascot

Greater Mouse Deer

Small deer runs so fast,
through the trees and leaves so green,
hiding out of sight.

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants:

Sun Bear

Oh peaceful Sun Bear
How you are so delicate
And great at climbing

Hedgehog

Is found in Southern
Africa, hedgehog diet
small insects and worms

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Haikus by my students about Same & Different combatants:

Thorold's Deer

Massive, vigilant
herd animals, fast, agile hooves
herbivore, climber

Olympic Marmot

Buckwheat for dinner
Rubbing against my coarse fur
In Olympic Park

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants:

Samiaa Ringed Seal

These seals are pisces,
They eat small fish like ruff and perch,
In the cold they live.

Olm

Olm’s in Croatia
Ventral Side is Translucent
Has Slender Body

Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants:

Asian Forest Tortoise

Fruit and seed-eater
Wallowing in South Asia
Full of unique traits

Platypus

Duck-billed platypus
Live in the wetter regions
Strange looking creature

Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants:

Starry Sturgeon

Big fish swims so bright,
like the stars in dark, deep sea,
shiny, fast, and free.

Tuatara

They eat small critters
They live up to one hundred
This creature is rare

Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants:

Coelacanth

Coelacanth, blue scales
Cave in day, hunt deep at night
Comoros islands

Mudskipper

Eyes on top of head
They live in burrows in mud
Fiddler crabs diet

Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants:

Frilled Shark

Ancient depths they glide,
Frills wave in the shadowed dark,
Silent, unseen tides.

Fern

Nice and green so tall
Wet woodlands they live and eat
Light is their delight

Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Haikus by my students about Roots and Relicts combatants:

Ginkgo
One hundred feet tall
Ginkgo the living fossil
Yellow in autumn

Mycorrhizal Fungus
They live in the soil
Are pear-shaped or spherical
Help plant nutrients

Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants:

Spotted-necked Otter

Spotted necked otter
It will win the entire thing
It’s the best mammal

Tayra

Medium weasel
Bushy tail, long neck, and claws
In Argentina

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants:

Marsh Mongoose

Low growling Mongoose
Who has great powerful teeth
That can crush hard foods

Quokka

Sunny smile so bright,
Quokka grins with endless light,
Joyus in each hop

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants:

Indri

Small treetop jumper
Found in north Madagascar
Vegetarian

Hispid hare

I live botherless
Bark. And if I feel like it
I will steal your crops

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants:

Maned Wolf

Males are more active
It is a wolf with a mane
It looks very cute

Common Muskrat

The common muskrat
Lives in large family groups
Webbing for swimming

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Haikus written by my students:

Chacoan Peccary

Your large head, small legs
Your pig-like-snout, all so great
You’ll go all the way

Mountain Beaver

Tiny and compact
Climb trees, swims, and burrow deep
Eats plants, trees, wood, leaves

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants:

Saiga

Dear Mr. Saiga,
What is the thing with your nose?
I guess no one knows.

Woolly Giant Rat

Fur thick as the night,
Nose twitching in moonlit woods,
Silent paws take flight.

Artwork by
@brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Haikus written by my students about The Only Ones combatants:

Puma

Silent paws at dusk,
Moonlit eyes, a shadow moves,
The wild calls its name.

Star-nosed mole

Tentacle mammal
Very wide feet and long claws
The tunnel digger

Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Haikus by my students about The Only Ones combatants:

Addax
Most found in deserts
Mostly eats grasses and scrub
Hooves are meant for sand

Grant's Golden Mole
This mole is quite blind,
Dips and dives around the dunes,
Coastal dunes are home.

Artwork by @brushesandbiomes.bsky.social #2025MMM
March 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Haikus written by my students about last night's #2025MMM Wild Card combatants:

Northern Flying Squirrel

Spruce, fir, mixed hemlocks
Can glide twenty five meters
They are omnivores

Flying Frog

Webbed feet, can glide through
the air flying frog is fast
Majestic in air
March 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My students and I wanted to see how ChatGPT would fill out the 2025 March Mammal Madness Bracket. Surprisingly it gave facts about each combatant and discussed how it would do in the different habitats. After running all the battles, Sun Bear defeats Gingko in the finals. #2025MMM #TeamSunBear
March 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM