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British Primitive Goat

I would like to edit the article about the British Primitive goat. To fix this article, I will edit some wording errors as well as some errors in sentence structure.

Approved! Josef Horáček (talk) 21:25, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Africanized Bee

I would like to find more sources for the Africanized bee article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acaill6 (talk • contribs) 05:05, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great choice. What a racist sounding name, by the way! Nothing we can do about that, I guess. Josef Horáček (talk) 04:52, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Possible sources: Killer bees:contains information about behavior, control, and impact. Behavior:information about killer bee hygiene. Nurse's account of patients with killer bees stings. Honey production in the United States information gathered via experiment. Acaill6 (talk) 04:53, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent sources. Josef Horáček (talk) 18:18, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I replaced the Killer bee hygiene article with this one about gentle Africanized bees. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acaill6 (talk • contribs) 05:01, 20 February 2015 (UTC) I added this source as well about associated renal failure — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acaill6 (talk • contribs) 05:15, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work on improving the article. Josef Horáček (talk) 19:19, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pangolin

I would like to improve the Pangolin article lead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acaill6 (talk • contribs) 19:19, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Pangolin article is fairly balanced in most places. The only two places that could use more attention are the behavior section and the conservation section. The behavior section focuses mainly on diet and reproduction while no other behavior aspects are discussed as deeply. The conservation section is also fairly small compared to the threat section of the article.

Good job. Josef Horáček (talk) 19:17, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

This is the original lead:

"A pangolin /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/[1] (also referred to as a scaly anteater or trenggiling) is a mammal of the order Pholidota. The one extant family, Manidae, has one genus, Manis, which comprises eight species. A number of extinct species are also known. A pangolin has large keratin scales covering its skin, and is the only known mammal with this adaptation.[2] It is found naturally in tropical regions throughout Africa and Asia. The name pangolin comes from the Malay word pengguling, meaning "something that rolls up".[3] It is the most trafficked mammal in the world.[4]"

This is the lead I wrote:

A pangolin (also referred to as a scaly anteater or trenggiling) is a mammal of the order Pholidota. The one extant family, Manidae, has one genus, Manis, which is comprised of eight species ranging from 30 to 100 centimeters (12 to 39 inches) in size. A number of extinct species are also known. The name pangolin comes from the Malay word pengguling, meaning "something that rolls up". It is found naturally in tropical regions throughout Africa and Asia.

Pangolins have large, protective keratin scales covering their skin. The pangolin is the only known mammal with this adaptation. They may live either in hollow trees or in burrows underground depending on the species. Pangolins are nocturnal, and their diet consists of mainly ants and termites which they capture using their long, specially adapted tongues. They tend to be solitary animals, meeting only to mate. Afterwards, they give birth to 1-3 offspring at a time, and will raise them for about two years. Some threats that pangolins face are hunting (for meat and armor) and heavy deforestation of their natural habitats. They are actually the most trafficked mammal in the world. As a result, they are on the Red List of Threatened Species and do receive some conservational protection from organizations such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature or IUCN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acaill6 (talk • contribs) 17:56, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great work. Go ahead and post it. Josef Horáček (talk) 09:02, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]