Template:Did you know nominations/Long-nosed bandicoot
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:22, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
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Long-nosed bandicoot
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illustration by John Gould
- ... that the long-nosed bandicoot (illustrated) has a gestation period of 12.5 days?
5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Self-nominated at 02:01, 13 April 2016 (UTC).
Just over 5x expansion, hook is fine, image is fine, neutral article, no copyvio, so seems good to go. AnemoneProjectors 17:58, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
- I'm not sure the hook is exciting enough. The main point is that the gestation length is extremely short, but it is easy for this to be missed at the moment. I looked for short gestation periods and very quickly found this[1] - It claims that the shortest gestation period is 12-13 days, which puts our bandicoot in that ball-park. Perhaps the nominator could tweak the article and then tweak the hook to make it more interesting. Just a thought. DrChrissy (talk) 23:23, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
- That is a good point. Maybe it needs something like "... that the long-nosed bandicoot (illustrated) has a gestation period of 12.5 days, one of the shortest of any mammal?" but as you say, the article would need to be tweaked. AnemoneProjectors 07:15, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- This seems to be a reliable source that could be included, it's from the Australian Museum. AnemoneProjectors 08:34, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- Ok, added that, and will suggest ALT1 ... that the long-nosed bandicoot (illustrated) has one of the briefest known gestation periods of all mammals at 12.5 days?
- New source was added to the article. I'm not sure if I'm being picky or weird but I wonder if "shortest" is a better word than "briefest". It might just be me. anemoneprojectors 08:49, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- I just used the word as it is slightly more exact than "shortest" and is not the same word used in the source, but am not fussed if either is used...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:39, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- I'll assume I'm just being weird and give it another tick, I guess. anemoneprojectors 12:53, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- I just used the word as it is slightly more exact than "shortest" and is not the same word used in the source, but am not fussed if either is used...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:39, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- New source was added to the article. I'm not sure if I'm being picky or weird but I wonder if "shortest" is a better word than "briefest". It might just be me. anemoneprojectors 08:49, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- Ok, added that, and will suggest ALT1 ... that the long-nosed bandicoot (illustrated) has one of the briefest known gestation periods of all mammals at 12.5 days?
- This seems to be a reliable source that could be included, it's from the Australian Museum. AnemoneProjectors 08:34, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- That is a good point. Maybe it needs something like "... that the long-nosed bandicoot (illustrated) has a gestation period of 12.5 days, one of the shortest of any mammal?" but as you say, the article would need to be tweaked. AnemoneProjectors 07:15, 14 April 2016 (UTC)