Resolution criteria
This market will resolve based on my self-reported top three favorite animals from the provided list.
The three options that are my favorite animals will resolve to YES. All other options will resolve to NO.
I will resolve the market and declare the correct answers in the comments. If I do not resolve the market or declare my favorite animals by the market's close date, it will resolve to N/A.
Background
To help traders guess, I will provide one hint for every three new traders who participate in the market.
The pool of possible answers is restricted to the twelve animals listed: Meerkat, Hedgehog, Cat, Squirrel, Beaver, Otter, Dolphin, Penguin, Fox, Koala, Seal, and Capybara.
Update 2026-09-01 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): - The creator will eliminate at least one animal per day to speed up the market.
Eliminated options will be announced and resolved to NO a few hours later.
1,000🏅 Top traders
| # | Trader | Total profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ṁ127 | |
| 2 | Ṁ78 | |
| 3 | Ṁ72 | |
| 4 | Ṁ48 | |
| 5 | Ṁ24 |
@traders you guys have done it 🤯 way faster than i expected! new market on my least favourite animals, with a 10 mana bonus (read the description):
@traders hint for 24: first person to reply ask a yes/no question, any questions allowed except questions like “is x one of the animals”, has to be a broader question about its feeding habits, behaviour, etc
has been asked and answered!
@traders hint for 21: exactly one of my favourite animals builds its own home (could be a nest, or any equivalent like dens, burrows, lodges, dams)
@traders hint for 15! TWO of the three animals are obligate carnivores (must eat animal tissue to survive)
@traders that was fast, hint for 12 traders: meerkat is ELIMINATED! resolves NO in 8 hours
@traders hint for 9 traders: exactly one of the animals likes being underwater (likes does not mean it only lives underwater — it may be an aquatic animal, or both terrestrial and aquatic)
@HumanClanker my bad, new hint: one or two of the three animals eat fish :) @traders
@traders you guys have done it 🤯 way faster than i expected! new market on my least favourite animals, with a 10 mana bonus (read the description):
@bigyahu It all depends on whether foxes count as "eating fish." My understanding is that foxes can and do eat fish, which means it would be three animals counting as eating fish, which is against a previous hint. So it must not be a fox.
@Tsunombie very smart question! well the loss of ambiguity just helps you guys here
@traders hint for 24, does one of the animals lay eggs? answer is NO
@traders hint for 24: first person to reply ask a yes/no question, any questions allowed except questions like “is x one of the animals”, has to be a broader question about its feeding habits, behaviour, etc
has been asked and answered!
@Handmadefilms sorry someone asked the question just before you in main thread, but i believe it’ll lead you to a similar conclusion! i’ve answered it
@traders hint for 21: exactly one of my favourite animals builds its own home (could be a nest, or any equivalent like dens, burrows, lodges, dams)
@Sha not sure how to answer without ambiguity, but for this hint it refers to finding the animals in the wild — i.e. the stray/wild forms of all these animals
@traders hint for 15! TWO of the three animals are obligate carnivores (must eat animal tissue to survive)