View source for Tumblr's Favorite Animal

A [[tournament]] is being held to determine '''[[Tumblr]]'s favorite [[animal]]'''.

[https://www.tumblr.com/sguysmw/738448910026211328/tumblrs-favourite-animal-nominations Nominations] are currently on. 11/260 animals have been nominated as of 21:43, 15 March 2024 (UTC).

Before the final 256 face off, four spots will be determined using 4 play-in matches where the losers are eliminated with zero second chances.
==Entries==
Entries are seeded based on the highest noted post on Tumblr. Each entry will be given a post briefly describing what the animal is, as well as an introductory showcase video accompanied by notable posts and comments.

In order of highest to lowest notes, they are:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Entry
!Scientific name
!Nominator
!Highest notes on a single post
!Image
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Rat|Brown rat]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Rattus norvegicus''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[User:CandiedCoder|CandiedCoder]]
|style="text-align:center;"|204,128
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Nerpa]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Pusa sibirica''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[User:TUWAN|TUWAN]]
|style="text-align:center;"|97,777
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Baikal_seal_200507_hakone_japan_cropped.jpg|frameless|250px]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Tardigrade]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Tardigrada'' (phylum)
|style="text-align:center;"|[[User:Betamaj|Betamaj]]
|style="text-align:center;"|56,286
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Axolotl]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Ambystoma mexicanum''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[User:LegendFinder|LegendFinder]]
|style="text-align:center;"|25,262
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Acorn weevil]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Curculio glandium''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[User:Wikiascratchboy|Wikiascratchboy]]
|style="text-align:center;"|4,338
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Manatee|West Indian manatee]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Trichechus manatus''
|style="text-align:center;"|awholelotofgeek
|style="text-align:center;"|4,194
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Caracal]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Caracal caracal''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[User:Jurta|Jurta]]
|style="text-align:center;"|3,931
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Pronghorn]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Antilocapra americana''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[User:Coppersalts|Coppersalts]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2,781
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Tufted deer]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Elaphodus cephalophus''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[User:ZerOcarina|ZerOcarina]]
|style="text-align:center;"|944
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Sparklemuffin]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Maratus jactatus''
|style="text-align:center;"|harleycao
|style="text-align:center;"|479
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Mata mata]]
|style="text-align:center;"|''Chelus fimbriata''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[User:Lyzane|Lyzane]]
|style="text-align:center;"|401
|style="text-align:center;"|
|}
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