Talk:Yonenaga's Atlantic spiny rat

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Did you know... that Yonenaga's Atlantic spiny rat produces a secretion from its anal gland that has been described as smelling like tutti frutti?

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Latest comment: 2 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Kingsif (talk) 19:58, 18 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

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... that Yonenaga's Atlantic spiny rat produces a secretion from its anal gland that has been described as smelling like tutti-frutti? Source: "A single anal sebaceous gland, which is everted during social encounters, is present and produces a whitish paste with a tutti-frutti-like odor" [1]

Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/1972_invasion_of_Uganda

5x expanded by Anaxial (talk). Self-nominated at 12:54, 3 May 2021 (UTC).Reply

Starting review--Kev min § 16:53, 5 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Article expansion new enough and long enough. All paragraphs are cited and neutral in wording. No policy issues were identified in the article, and no copyvios detected. the hook is cited and sourced to a verified reliable source. Looks good to go.--Kev min § 22:14, 5 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

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