Template:Did you know nominations/Manchurian hare

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The result was: promoted by Tarlby talk 02:30, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Manchurian hare

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Lepus mandshuricus

... that unusually among hares, the Manchurian hare (pictured) is a forest dweller?

Source: Caravaggi, Anthony (2022), "Lagomorpha life history", in Vonk, Jennifer; Shackelford, Todd K. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 3830, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-55065-7_1206, ISBN 978-3-319-55065-7, retrieved 2025-03-12, Most hare species favor an open landscape featuring sufficient cover for rest and offering protection from predators. There are a number of exceptions, including the Manchurian hare (L. mandshuricus) which inhabits forests in northeastern China and Russia

ALT1: ... that the Manchurian hare's (pictured) meat is "very savory"? Source: Ognev, Sergey Ivanovich (1966). Mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Vol. 4. Jerusalem: Pub. for the Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. p. 236. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46316. LCCN 63060427. OCLC 863241.
ALT2: ... that a melanistic form of the Manchurian hare (pictured) appeared often in southern Manchuria and has been compared to forms of the European hamster? Source: Ognev, Sergey Ivanovich (1966). Mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Vol. 4. Jerusalem: Pub. for the Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. pp. 234–236. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46316. LCCN 63060427. OCLC 863241.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gu Jiegang

Improved to Good Article status by Reconrabbit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Recon rabbit 15:11, 14 March 2025 (UTC).

Article is a recent GA. Length and referencing adequate, and hook facts are cited and mentioned in the article. The meat factoid mentioned "very savory" in the source - went ahead and changed ALT1. Copyvio not detected and QPQ is done, so good to go. Juxlos (talk) 01:26, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
Thanks for taking a look. I wasn't sure which of these were more interesting. I also originally took the "very savory" line from the 19th-century source which had it translated differently so that was my memory screwing with me. Do you think an image would be appropriate? Recon rabbit 03:51, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
@Juxlos I'll promote when you can inquire on image possibilities. Tarlby ^{(t) (c)} 04:54, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Don't see why not. Went ahead and added it to the nom; it's license-appropriate at CC-BY-4.0. Juxlos (talk) 05:34, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Thanks. I changed the caption to the binomial name as this is typical of species DYKs. Recon rabbit 13:32, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
The image source page grants a CC BY 4.0 license. Reconrabbit, I do think that it's typical to use the binomial name, but many DYKs for a species also use the binomial name in the hook fact. I would find it more clear to have the same name in the hook and caption, regardless of which name is chosen. I don't this is a dealbreaker for promotion as it can always be adjusted during normal copyedits to the prep set. Also, pinging Tarlby from above. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 02:20, 15 April 2025 (UTC) Edit: after checking the source, I've changed the article to match the quote in ALT1 with attribution to the source of the quote. 02:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)