Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Newsletter/018

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;{{big|February 2022—Issue 018}}

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;Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

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|+Newly recognized content

{{icon|FA}} Black-and-yellow broadbill by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|FA}} Papuan mountain pigeon by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|FL}} List of leporids by {{noping|PresN}}

{{icon|GA}} Algerian nuthatch by {{noping|2001:4455:364:A800:C13C:8A64:1CEF:F186}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GA}} Jungle bush quail by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}

{{icon|GA}} Lycorma imperialis by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}

{{icon|GA}} Harry Allan by {{noping|Dracophyllum}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GA}} Banded bullfrog by {{noping|DanCherek}}, reviewed by {{noping|GhostRiver}}

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|+Newly nominated content

{{icon|FAC}} Queen angelfish by {{noping|LittleJerry}}

{{icon|FAC}} Red panda by {{noping|LittleJerry}} and {{noping|BhagyaMani}}

{{icon|FLC}} List of lagomorphs by {{noping|PresN}}

{{icon|GAN}} Corsican nuthatch by {{noping|2001:4455:364:A800:39A6:A5D8:C903:5E1D}}

{{icon|GAN}} Firefly by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GAN}} Mountain pigeon by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GAN}} Bonacynodon by {{noping|Trilletrollet}}

{{icon|GAN}} Golden eagle by {{noping|Vaco98}}

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News at a glance

* A competitive first round of the Wikicup ends, with eight TOL editors moving into the second round: {{noping|AryKun}}, {{noping|GhostRiver}}, {{noping|Ealdgyth}}, {{noping|Wretchskull}}, {{noping|Charlesjsharp}}, {{noping|Dracophyllum}}, {{noping|Guettarda}}, and {{noping|Casliber}}.

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February DYKs

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{{main page image/DYK|image=Golden retriever retrieving a pheasant.jpg|caption=A Golden Retriever retrieving a shot game bird}}

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... that Ozzie was the first gorilla to take his own blood pressure voluntarily? (February 1)
... that the Sonoran blue butterfly uses Dudleya cymosa subsp. pumila (pictured) as a larval foodplant and hummingbirds feed on its nectar? (February 2)
... that the spotted lanternfly has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat swelling since the 1100s? (February 2)
... that all Golden Retrievers (example pictured) descend from a golden-coloured Flat-coated Retriever named Nous and a Tweed Water Spaniel named Belle? (February 4)
... that Fagus langevinii is considered to be the oldest extinct species of beech tree? (February 5)
... that the white-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae) was named after Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French? (February 5)
... that Coleman's melibe is said to look like a "string of snot in the water"? (February 6)
... that Mini ature is the largest frog in its genus? (February 7)
... that the New Zealand stonefly Stenoperla prasina was the five millionth specimen digitised by the Natural History Museum in London? (February 8)
... that Wallace's fruit dove has been described as being one of the most beautiful fruit doves? (February 9)
... that the woodland garden (example pictured), "colourfully planted with exotic shrubs and herbaceous plants, dominated English horticulture from 1910 to 1960"? (February 17)
... that seas are being rewilded with seagrass (example pictured)? (February 17)
... that Potamophylax coronavirus{{'s}} range has been described as a battlefield between scientists and hydropower plant management? (February 23)
... that the genus Xochiquetzallia was named after the Aztec goddess of flowers? (February 26)
... that despite being nicknamed a "lanternbug", Lycorma imperialis does not actually emit any light? (February 28)
... that although it is a bird of prey, the white-fronted falconet is only 14 to 17 cm (5.5 to 6.7 in) long and mainly feeds on insects? (February 28)

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