Talk:Casque (anatomy)

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Did you know... that the casques of some large hornbill species (example pictured) can take up to six years to reach their full size?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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) 19:08, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Southern cassowary, showing casque

... that their casques help cassowaries (pictured) shed excess heat? Source: Cassowary casques act as thermal windows
- ALT1:... that helmeted hornbills are in danger of extinction because they are poached for their ivory-like casques? Source: The bird that's more valuable than ivory

Great hornbill, showing casque

- ALT2:... that the casques of some large hornbill species (example pictured) can take up to six years to reach their full size? Source: Kemp, A. C. (2001). "Family Bucerotidae (Hornbills)". In del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Sargatal, Jordi (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. 6. Mousebirds to Hornbills. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. 978-84-87334-30-6

Comment: I've added two pictures, as the proposed hooks are about different types of casques
Reviewed: Sissel Grude

Created by MeegsC (talk). Self-nominated at 13:46, 27 April 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook facts check out in ALT0 and ALT1 (AGF on ALT2) and are in the article. No textual issues in the article. Both images are freely licensed with appropriate captions. This will be a real eyecatcher as the lead hook in a set! Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:05, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]