The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that when captured, the tawny nurse shark(pictured) often spits a jet of water into the faces of its captors?
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Geronimo20 (
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02:04, 28 March 2009 (UTC)reply
Hi, I am reviewing this article for GA and find it to be an excellent article. The one thing I see missing is any description of it coloring or camouflage in the "Description" section. —
Mattisse (
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19:11, 10 June 2009 (UTC)reply
End of second paragraph: "Tawny nurse sharks are yellowish, reddish, or grayish brown above and off-white below, and are capable of slowly changing their color in response to the environment" --
Yzx (
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21:31, 10 June 2009 (UTC)reply
OK. Sorry, I didn't see it even though I looked! I think the problem is where that information is, buried in birthing info. Shouldn't it be with the other physical descriptors? —
Mattisse (
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21:34, 10 June 2009 (UTC)reply
Birthing info? It's in the second paragraph under "Description", after dermal denticles and before size. --
Yzx (
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21:40, 10 June 2009 (UTC)reply
(ec) Sorry. Edict conflict. I meant that I looked for it with the mention of the albino shark and could not find the camouflage information. I think the coloring should be more up front and easier to spy, and should mention the camouflage factor. —
Mattisse (
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21:43, 10 June 2009 (UTC)reply
I moved the size info to put the "normal color" sentence closer to the "abnormal characteristics" paragraph, but I think it should come before any mention of albinism. The current sentence order is of descending scale: description of normal coloration (most sharks) first, then missing dorsal fin (some individuals), then missing dorsal fin + albino (one individual). --
Yzx (
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21:55, 10 June 2009 (UTC)reply