Talk:Bovidae

Grysbok images, please!

I am looking for appropriate (i.e. copyright-free) images to use in the articles Northern Grysbok and Southern Grysbok. Can anyone help, please? Thanks—GRM 19:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC)  Done — some time ago and not by me—GRM 18:41, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

contradiction in page

the first few lines say that bovids are not native to south america, but a link further down refers to a page that says that llamas are native to south america. 74.100.227.23 14:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Both these statements are true; llamas are not bovids. Anaxial (talk) 11:55, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Bovidae/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Gug01 (talk · contribs) 22:11, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	The classification section should be made into a list, maybe List of bovid genera? At any rate, it has no point in the article and on top of that, looks ugly.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Why so many images towards the end? There is no point of having fifty photos in the article! Please remove them.
	7. Overall assessment.	Nice article. Sorry I delayed, and I think its worth being a GA.

• Gug, higher level taxon and species level articles always have lists of their members. Please look at other passed GAs before reviewing. In general, before reviewing an article, look at similar passed GAs and their reviews before. FunkMonk (talk) 16:26, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

True, but what about the photos? I don't see need for all those photos in the article since some of them are just specific to a species. Gug01 (talk) 21:39, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

That is a different issue, which I have no strong opinion about. My point was simply, that one needs to familiarise oneself with GA and FA precedents, to see what the norms are. FunkMonk (talk) 22:43, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

If you like, I can try to "oversee" this review, and give suggestions, Gug. That should prepare for future reviews. For now, it is good to read the article thoroughly and bring up any issues you come across, point by point. FunkMonk (talk) 08:42, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Other Third paragraph in Introduction: Most bovids are polygynous, and males become sexually mature much after the females do.All bovids mate at least once a year, and smaller species may even mate twice. Spacing between sentences.

Hi Gug! My apologies for such a delay - had a problem with web connectivity. I have removed much of the photos - have retained only a few showing a few subfamilies. Sentence issue resolved. Let me know about any other issues. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 12:54, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Also: Consisting of 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species, the family Bovidae consists of eight major subfamilies apart from the disputed Peleinae and Pantholopinae. The family evolved some 20 million years ago, in the early Miocene. I suggest hyperlinking extant since some readers may not understand the word. Also suggest the removal of "some" to say: The family evolved 20 million years ago.

Done. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 05:11, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Problematic introduction

The article’s introduction makes the claim that “All bovids have the similar basic form ...a pair of horns....” There is no acknowledgment that bovids with multiple pairs of horns (2 or occasionally 3 pairs) also occur. The article claims that “Gestational period is longer for bovids as compared to other mammalian families.” But Is the reader supposed to believe that it is longer than for equids? proboscids? eschrichtiids? The article states that “Most newborn calves remain hidden for a week to two months, regularly nursed by their mothers”, but there is no mention that some bovid neonates are followers, rather than hiders. The article generalizes that “males become sexually mature much after the females do”. However, in some bovids, the female’s first estrus can be delayed until the second year, while the males are capable of breeding before the end of the first year. The article claims that “Mating seasons occur during the rainy months”; however, at mid- to high latitudes, most sheep tend to be short-day breeders, regardless of when rainy seasons occur. The article states “The Bovidae include three of the five domesticated mammals whose use has spread outside their original ranges, namely cattle, sheep, and goats.” It is not clear why the water buffalo, whose use has spread outside its original ranges, should be omitted. Also, reference to five is problematic. Elsewhere the article identifies the other two as the horse and pig, ignoring the use of donkeys, dromedaries and dogs that has spread outside of their original ranges. (in addition, some might acknowledge the South American camelids now used outside their original range, e.g. about 76,086 llamas and 140,601 alpacas in the US recently. Some revision would seem desirable, with verification and citations using credible sources. Schafhirt (talk) 17:43, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Anatomy

This section mentions numbers of lung lobes, but does not call attention to the third (tracheal) bronchus. Also, variation of body temperature is mentioned in relation to goats, but also occurs in sheep, and the connection of this to anatomy is not indicated. The variation in body temperature while maintaining virtually constant brain temperature is permitted by shunting cooled venous blood from the nasal membranes to the cavernous sinus penetrated by a carotid rete, which serves as a heat exchanger, cooling blood flowing to the brain. Schafhirt (talk) 18:43, 21 June 2015 (UTC)