Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Miss/Mr Mara


From some of my recent photos, I have chosen 11 contestants for the Miss/Mr Mara beauty pageant.  Lets meet them! 

MGTA (Magenta) 
      Clan: Main Doc
      Sex: female 
      Age: Adult with cubs


RPRT (Rupert) 
      Clan: KCM
      Sex: unk 
      Age: Subadult 


TWST (Twister) 
       Clan: Main DOC 
       Sex: Female 
       Age: adult with cubs



LORD (lord of the dance)
      Clan:Main DOC
       Sex: male 
      Age: subadult


EMRA (emerald)
       Clan: Main DOC 
        Sex: male 
        Age: cub 



KESQ 
       Clan: Main DOC 
       Sex: male 
       Age: adult



LGND (Legend)
        Clan: Main DOC 
        Sex: Female
         Age: subadult 




OTIS
       Clan: KCM 
        Sex: Male
       Age: subadult 




DOGP (dogpile) 
        Clan: KCM 
        Sex: unk
        Age: subadult 



TC (traverse City) 
         Clan: Main DOC
         Sex: male 
         Age: adult 



Now that weve met the contestants, they will be ranked in three categories. Clarity of spots, uniqueness of pattern (the more unique the spots the easier they are to ID), and overall appearance. They will be ranked out of 5 by each of our 4 judges (Allie, research assistant, Connie, grad student, Maggie, grad student, and myself, research assistant). 

MGTA: 
   Spots: 2
   Patterns: 1.75
   Overall appearance: 2.75

    Total: 6.5/15


RPRT:
   Spots: 4
   Patterns: 3.6
   Overall appearance: 4.12

    Total:11.72/15


TWST: 
   Spots: 1.8
   Patterns: 2.25
   Overall appearance: 4.25

    Total: 8.3/15


LORD:  
    Spots: 4.6
   Patterns: 4.1
   Overall appearance: 4.5

    Total: 13.2/15


EMRA:
   Spots: 3.75
   Patterns: 3.75
   Overall appearance: 4.8

    Total: 12.3/15


KESQ: 
   Spots: 1
   Patterns: 1.75
   Overall appearance: 3.5

    Total: 6.25/15


LGND:
   Spots: 3.5
   Patterns: 4.12
   Overall appearance: 4.8

    Total: 12.67/15


OTIS:
   Spots: 5
   Patterns: 3.12
   Overall appearance: 4.3

    Total: 12.42/15


DOGP:
   Spots: 1.2
   Patterns: 1.5
   Overall appearance: 2.8

    Total: 5.5/15

TC:
   Spots: 2.8
   Patterns: 3
   Overall appearance: 4.25

    Total: 10.05/15



AND THE WINNER IS:

 

LORD!!!!






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