Template:Did you know nominations/Balkan terrapin

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The result was: promoted by PrimalMustelid talk 10:24, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Balkan terrapin

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The Balkan terrapin in captivity.

... that hatchling Balkan terrapins are only 3 to 4 centimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) in length, while adults can grow as long as 25 cm (9.8 in)? Source: Broggi, Mario F. (2023-08-23). "Occurrence and tentative population status of the Balkan Terrapin (Mauremys rivulata, Valenciennes, 1833) on Greek islands". Herpetozoa. 36: 233–247. doi:10.3897/herpetozoa.36.e100533. ISSN 2682-955X.
- ALT1: ... that Balkan terrapins do not have the enzymes needed to digest bread, though they may accept it if offered? Source: Štih, Ana; Koren, Toni; Zadravec, Mladen (2015). The Balkan Terrapin - secretive resident of southern Croatia. The City of Dubrovnik; Croatian Herpetological Society. ISBN 978-953-95256-1-1.
- Reviewed: QPQ unnecessary (2 credits)
- Comment: I waffled between which hook to list as main and which to be sidelined as "alt"; if the reviewer could weigh in that would be great.

5x expanded by Edward-Woodrow (talk). Self-nominated at 22:09, 11 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Balkan terrapin; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: 5x expanded. You might consider adding more summary to the lead. And this is not a DYK fail, but you should consider MOS:SPELL09 Integers from zero to nine are to be spelled out in words. It is also conversion templates like 15 cm (5.9 in) - I see that you used one for 900 metres (3,000 ft). Myself I prefer the other image in the article because it shows more of the turtle. It appears that some websites (like this) have copied our article based on the Earwig score. Lightburst (talk) 19:47, 17 October 2023 (UTC)