Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Indian palm squirrel

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Indian palm squirrel[edit]

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OriginalIndian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) also known as three-striped palm squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found naturally in India and Sri Lanka. Squirrels are considered sacred (as per Hinduism) in India and are not to be harmed.
Reason
Unique picture of mother and pup of Indian palm squirrel. Mother squirrel shares its feeling with its pup, which is in a cage.
Articles in which this image appears
Indian palm squirrel, Animal communication, Emotion in animals
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Anton017
  • Support as nominator --Anton017 (talk) 08:40, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Wow! Godhulii 1985 (talk) 10:09, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support nice capture of a rare moment.--Nikhil(talk) 12:01, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as-is. The caption is speculative and unencyclopaedic. No comment on the image's quality or appropriateness of black-and-white photography. --Paul_012 (talk) 17:36, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose Quality is good, EV is great. Very "wow" image. I do not agree with the image being in B&W, it seems to me as a cheap way to add more emotion. If this image is impossible to retake, I'd overlook the B&W. Agree with Paul that the caption is not WP-material. --WingtipvorteX PTT 20:07, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Don't see why a modern day nature picture has to be in B&W. What does it add in terms of EV? --Muhammad(talk) 14:52, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Muhammad. I especially want to see an animal like this in color. If it's a human subject, this would be less important. -- mcshadypl TC 18:44, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. It's a very powerful picture (and would not look out of place on an animal rights/liberation pamphlet, or the cover of a work looking at non-human emotion) but I have to agree that the EV is somewhat lacking. J Milburn (talk) 10:24, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:42, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]