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Wiki Education assignment: Environmental physiology
editThis article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 23 August 2023 and 6 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Tlaforge (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Presleygilbert, Trouter123.
— Assignment last updated by SparrowGrrl (talk) 19:58, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Chiswick Chap (talk · contribs) 14:12, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
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edit- Evolution and taxonomy
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- Some sort of graphic (like a pie chart) would be extremely helpful for typical diet (mammals/fish/insects/berries/roots and shoots) as the text is not easy to visualize for this sort of thing, if we can find a table of suitable data (surely we can: Bojarska 2012, page 131 for instance). If so, may be easiest to use Excel to make the graphic and then press Export to save as a pic to upload to Commons. I ccan do this if you like.
- Nah, it's cool. I know how to do that.
- Forgot about this one, will complete tomorrow.
- @Chiswick Chap: I don't currently have a laptop; I lent it to my sister earlier today so she could use it for her school assignment. She is returning it tomorrow. In addition, I'm always busy and never have time to myself. So please do the honors, and I apologize for the inconvenient and lengthy process. I won't be available for the next 20 hours or so. Again, sorry. 20 upper (talk) 19:53, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
- Actually this can't be a GA requirement, just something that would be a definite improvement.
- @Chiswick Chap: I don't currently have a laptop; I lent it to my sister earlier today so she could use it for her school assignment. She is returning it tomorrow. In addition, I'm always busy and never have time to myself. So please do the honors, and I apologize for the inconvenient and lengthy process. I won't be available for the next 20 hours or so. Again, sorry. 20 upper (talk) 19:53, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
- Forgot about this one, will complete tomorrow.
- Nah, it's cool. I know how to do that.
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The article reads pretty well, with some gaps as identified. The rather variable and sometimes antique sourcing is clearly the biggest issue that needs fixing. The newer zoology sources like [61] Hunter and [17] ASM should sort this without too much trouble.
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OK, I think we've crossed the finish line. There is plainly more that could be done (including a chart or two); and it would plainly be better to get the next article rather more complete before bringing it to GAN. But we're there, good work. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:57, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
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Question: Should this 2 images [2] [3] be combined as one just like at the characteristics section of Polar bear article and possibly maybe remove this image [4]?. It is taking too much space 2001:4455:3AA:B000:2D2A:6920:68B3:6AA4 (talk) 10:23, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
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Did you know nomination
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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 11:59, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
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... that brown bears often figure into the literature of Europe and North America as "cute and cuddly"?Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01130991
Created by Wolverine XI (talk). Self-nominated at 05:12, 4 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Brown bear; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- ALT1: ...that in some rare cases, large Siberian tigers prey on adult brown bears? Source:[5]
- ALT2: ...that brown bears have been recorded engaging in tool use? Source:[6]
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Overall: Article looks well sourced and balanced, and was nominated within 7 days of GA. I can't access the hook article, but it looks like it might be about children's literature specifically, does it also mention Western literature in general? The hook is interesting enough, but I can't help thinking some of the other facts in the article (like them being hunted by tigers or using tools!) would be even better hooks. Can you add some alts? BuySomeApples (talk) 23:36, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
- A picture might also be good, a lot of the ones in the article are pretty cool and of high quality. BuySomeApples (talk) 23:36, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
- Will add later today. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 05:19, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
- BuySomeApples Better now? Wolverine XI (talk to me) 22:38, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
- Will add later today. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 05:19, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yes much better! I swapped the illustration for the photo from the infobox, but otherwise this nom looks good. BuySomeApples (talk) 21:58, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- A picture might also be good, a lot of the ones in the article are pretty cool and of high quality. BuySomeApples (talk) 23:36, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
Brown bears are not larger than tigers
editBrown bears are no bigger than tigers and I have proof. We have many comparisons from camera traps of male Ussuri brown bears and tigers, Ussuri brown bears are usually the same height and shorter than tigers, they are the same size, and Ussuri brown bears, by the way, are considered one of the largest subspecies of brown bear in the world, so medium-sized subspecies of brown bear are of course smaller than tigers. Chukcha228 (talk) 13:31, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- And where is the proof? CambridgeBayWeather (solidly non-human), Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 15:22, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Chukcha228: Nice argument you have there, but remember to put your money where your mouth is. First and foremost, if reading the material hasn't already told you, brown bear sizes vary greatly. One question: have you ever heard of Kodiak bears? Sure, before launching into such petty debates, go read some more sources on brown bears to make sure what you're saying is actually factual. We are taking in regard all brown bear subspecies and populations, not only the Ussuri subspecies. And just so you know, a large male Kodiak bear would absolutely dwarf any Siberian tiger. Unless you find some lost 1920s archive in the trenches that proves your whole argument here, I may then consider your POV. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 18:18, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- No they won't dwarf any Siberian, like I said one of the largest brown bears in the world in comparisons is almost equally tall and shorter. Secondly yes we talk about all bears not only Kodiaks, so tigers of course would be larger than interior grizzlies and Gobi bears. Chukcha228 (talk) 04:45, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- I disagree with absolutely everything you wrote. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 13:50, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I agree with Wolverine. It's hard to believe your claim is true without reliable sources to back it up. ZZZ'S 14:04, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Well I don't know how to post comparisons here, but then I will share some data. Average length and height for adult male interior grizzlies 164 cm straight line and 95.2 cm (Blanchard), for Siberian tigers it's 195 cm straight line and height at shoulders 95 cm (Kerley et al. 2005) Note that tigers in study were young and mostly not in normal shape + modern individuals would be larger, and besides this, bears also have a longer neck and a longer skull, so the length is exaggerated. As you can see tigers are significantly larger than medium-sized brown bear subspecies. Chukcha228 (talk) 10:01, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
- No they won't dwarf any Siberian, like I said one of the largest brown bears in the world in comparisons is almost equally tall and shorter. Secondly yes we talk about all bears not only Kodiaks, so tigers of course would be larger than interior grizzlies and Gobi bears. Chukcha228 (talk) 04:45, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Chukcha228: Nice argument you have there, but remember to put your money where your mouth is. First and foremost, if reading the material hasn't already told you, brown bear sizes vary greatly. One question: have you ever heard of Kodiak bears? Sure, before launching into such petty debates, go read some more sources on brown bears to make sure what you're saying is actually factual. We are taking in regard all brown bear subspecies and populations, not only the Ussuri subspecies. And just so you know, a large male Kodiak bear would absolutely dwarf any Siberian tiger. Unless you find some lost 1920s archive in the trenches that proves your whole argument here, I may then consider your POV. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 18:18, 4 September 2024 (UTC)