Talk:Hairy-tailed mole

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Thanks for the info! I have finished making edits to the article with updated paragraphs and end of sentence citations. The previous editor on this page is the one who originally wrote the bit about the "poisonous saliva." I could not find any references to back that claim so I removed it from the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leslier7 (talk • contribs) 06:47, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Toxic but not poisonous

The Diet section of the wiki article on the Hairy-tailed mole, says: "The hairy-tailed mole has a toxic saliva, similar to that of its cousin, the short-tailed shrew, although not poisonous". This seems at odds with this comparison that I found: "... In zoology, a poison is often distinguished from a toxin and a venom. Toxins are poisons produced via some biological function in nature, and venoms are usually defined as biologic toxins that are injected by a bite or sting to cause their effect, while other poisons are generally defined as substances which are absorbed through epithelial linings such as the skin or gut".^[1] Further, this statement seems inconsistent with the wiki-article on the American short-tailed shrew, which says: "The saliva of these animals is toxic and is used to subdue prey". If the sentence means to say that both hairy-tailed mole and short-tailed shrew have toxic saliva, which is not deadly, it would be advisable to reformulate the sentence in the Hairy-tailed mole to "The hairy-tailed mole - as its cousin, the short-tailed shrew - has a toxic saliva, that is used to subdue but not to kill its prey".

^ MusthaQ. "What is/are the differences between poison, toxin and venom?". Yahoo! Answers. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

Dwergenpaartje (talk) 09:26, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cniszler (talk) 20:43, 7 December 2016 (UTC)Cniszler. please add inline citations so we can tell exactly where the information is coming from.[reply]

Cniszler (talk) 20:48, 7 December 2016 (UTC)Cniszler 12/7/16 I would suggest to break your article down into more specific sections such as appearance or habits. This will help organize the information making it easier to find.[reply]

[1] MusthaQ. "What is/are the differences between poison, toxin and venom?". Yahoo! Answers. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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