Talk:Giant anteater/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: MathewTownsend (talk · contribs) 15:46, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• I'll review this article, though I'm not an expert in the area but a general reader. MathewTownsend (talk) 15:46, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

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• there is one dead link found by the link tool (marked).

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• lede

• "This species is the most terrestrial of the living anteaters" - confusing here although below it's mentioned that others live in trees.

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "and is known to use different habitats for different purposes" - what does this mean?

Clarified. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "They have been expurgated (or extirpated) from certain areas" - does this mean they were purposefully removed by man?

Maybe or maybe just a byproduct of human developement. The sources don't specify.

• "Anteaters live in overlapping home ranges. " - this refers to the giant anteater or all anteaters? And does "home ranges" mean that the individual anteaters territories overlap?

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "Taxonomy and phylogeny"

• "Zoologist Alfred Gardner has proposed three subspecies; M. t. tridactyla, M. t. centralis and M. t. artata, but with uncertainty." - "with uncertainty" - what does this mean?

He tentatively recognizes them. LittleJerry (talk)

• "the tamanduas split 10 mya in the Late Miocene." - isn't this the first mention of the tamanduas?

Added mention of both species above.

• This section is confusing to me. The tamanduas and the silky anteater are not great anteaters, right? It seems like in this section anteaters in general are described, that this is a general section. Is this correct?

Yes. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

more comments

• "The way in which they ward off threats can induce fear in people and provoke retaliation" - how do they ward off threats?

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 22:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "During courtship, a male tends to an estrous female, following and stiffing her." - do you mean sniffing?

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 22:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "Cultural reception" - doesn't seem a good section name. How about "In culture"? or something like that? "Reception" sounds appropriate for a film or or album etc. that is presented to the culture and is received.

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 22:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• I've made a bunch of small edits that you are free to revert.[1]

• Interesting article and the images are great! MathewTownsend (talk) 21:14, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you LittleJerry (talk) 22:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• Someone had posted grief content at top of entry, refreshed and it was gone. Thank you editor! 18:20, 6 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.215.24.219 (talk)

GA review-see WP:WIAGA for criteria (and here for what they are not)

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose: clear and concise, respects copyright laws, correct spelling and grammar:

   B. Complies with MoS for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Provides references to all sources:

   B. Provides in-line citations from reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Main aspects are addressed:

   B. Remains focused:

4. Does it follow the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   PASS

• Congratulations! MathewTownsend (talk) 22:40, 28 June 2012 (UTC)