Talk:Ring-tailed Lemur
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Do the captions in the pictures actually make sense? Is a picture of lemurs huddling supposed to be some sort of illustration of their alarm calls? Is there a reason that little tidbit is not in the article proper, by the way? I'd hate to see picture captions used as random trivia. That's not what they're for; Wikipedia:Captions. If it's just an excuse to throw in more lemur pictures, I doubt they actually need captions at all. 82.92.119.11 1 July 2005 22:40 (UTC)
- Please don't just criticize. Be bold and make the adjustments you see fit. - UtherSRG July 3, 2005 23:28 (UTC)
- I know nothing about ring-tailed lemurs. I'd love to give those pictures better captions, but they'd come out worse than they are now. ("Lemurs... ehm... huddling, for some reason.") And removing pictures is something you definitely don't do, because people will bite your head off. I was sort of hoping to prod someone who does know their stuff to do something. But I'm perfectly content to just let my remarks stand. 82.92.119.11 4 July 2005 20:30 (UTC)
- I think I've answered your criticism by moving the three pics at the Zoo into a Gallery. I think now they look OK and only the "pic 1" "pic 2" "pic 3" captions are needed - Adrian Pingstone 22:31, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- I know nothing about ring-tailed lemurs. I'd love to give those pictures better captions, but they'd come out worse than they are now. ("Lemurs... ehm... huddling, for some reason.") And removing pictures is something you definitely don't do, because people will bite your head off. I was sort of hoping to prod someone who does know their stuff to do something. But I'm perfectly content to just let my remarks stand. 82.92.119.11 4 July 2005 20:30 (UTC)
[edit] Pictures
I just removed one of the pictures described above. This article has enough pictures as is, and my opinion is that if an article needs a gallery to add pictures, it probably has too many.--Umalee 23:19, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Behavior
Regarding the "only" recorded attack on a human stated in the article, I am requesting a citation to verify since 1: This is counter intuitive, 2: this is a statement of "fact," and as such, Wikipedia guidelines require that it is verifiable, and 3: my daughter was attacked by one at a wildlife refuge yesterday. It seems more common than the original editor thought, and it appears that they are prone to ornery behavior. Jkhamlin 19:01, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
- I'm strongly considering removing this "recorded attack." (I, too, know people who have been bit by captive ring-tails.) A valid citation has not been provided, and the one that I saw previously posted was not in that newspaper's online archive under the specified date and title. Ring-tails are known to be one of the more aggressive lemur species, and this is why many outreach facilities don't take them out around the public and are starting to favor the more handleable flagship lemur species--the ruffed lemurs. If I remove this statement in the near future, I will post this information and try to find a citation. -- Visionholder (talk) 08:52, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
