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Elliot's short-tailed shrew[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk)

... that, uniquely among shrews, the eyelids of some Elliot's short-tailed shrews are permanently closed?

Reviewed: The Naked Monster

5x expanded by Anaxial (talk). Self nom at 16:37, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date and length checkout. Hook is nice, although it could be made hookier, perhaps:

ALT1 ... that the eyelids of some Elliot's short-tailed shrews are permanently closed?

AGF on paraphasing, sources all check out. Hook fact is directly cited.

Good to go after nominator weighs in on the alt. Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:23, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have no problem with that ALT. Anaxial (talk) 18:51, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]