Talk:Jerboa

message: If the forelegs are not used for locomotion, does that make jerboas bipedal creatures?  If not, why not? Kilyle 09:03, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, they are bipedal.  --Aranae 22:49, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bipedal?

message: we called this animal in Aaudi Arabia jerboa i did not hear Yarbū but maybe in other Arab places i think English name for it derived from Arabic language and is not write it that here in this article ,, by the way some people eat this animal  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abosaleh911 (talk • contribs) 19:18, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  in Arabic 

message: If the Jerboa is on the endangered species list as Vulnerable, what does that mean to owners? Why would a pet store quit selling them? Why would they give them away? Are we allowed to have them as pets? Nvrswbutterfly 12:24, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Endangered species list as Vulnerable (VU). 

message: I'm not convinced the jerboa page is the place to have a comprehensive listing of all the subspecies of jumping mice.  --Aranae 05:08, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: True, but they're available when the jumping mice actually get pages.  Soon, I hope.TeamZissou 20:29, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Let me get some Zapus pages together--alternatively, we could move the subspp to the Zapus page for the time being if it appears too cluttered here?TeamZissou 20:39, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: At the time I wrote it I was voting for them to be moved to jumping mouse, but now that you have created itZapus (or a species page) is the right location.  --Aranae 23:04, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There, I moved them.  It looks better--you were right. TeamZissou 01:54, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Jumping mice subspp

message: Some form of size or weight reference would be handy.
69.81.191.161 18:35, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Size? 

message: Dipodidae redirects here, but, the main article text discusses only jerboas, not jumping mice or birchmice. I have therefore created a new page to discuss the family as a whole, and reduced the species list provided here to include only those species referred to in the text above it. Anaxial 08:32, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct move.  It's been needing it for a long time.  --Aranae 03:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Dipodidae

message: Video at the bottom of this page is a broken link. anyone have new ones? Meta-Physician (talk) 02:57, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: How about this one? Also take a peek here. --Ouro (blah blah) 07:09, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Video Link

message: I made some stylistic changes that makes the article easier to read, but for the most part the major issue this article has is the lack of citations and references.  A single reference is not quite enough, but acceptable.  That said, every fact within the article requires a citation.  I modified the language about to edit out potentially confusing language such as "presume", given the article requires definitive facts and not guess work or original research (though the language use may reflect the original author's writing style, wikipedia standards require a more confident "voice").  —Preceding unsigned comment added by McBeardy (talk • contribs) 12:44, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent Changes 

message: I saw a video on Youtube of a Pygmy Jerboa, and noticed it looks similar to some cartoon characters I've seen. I can't think of any cartoon character specifically, but it would be interesting if anyone else knows of a cartoon character that was based off the Pygmy Jerboa. It really has a cartoonish look to it. I've heard from some people, that they think it appears similar to Pikachu from Pokemon.Violet yoshi (talk) 23:19, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cartoon references? 

message: Their SIN made them have this anatomy?  Isn't something a bit strange about that sentence? 72.79.145.177 (talk) 11:57, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sin? 

message: In 1997 I saw these mice in Tungareshwar forest in Vasai, India. We were on a night trek during summer and saw few of these mice among "karvi" trees. They paused and stood on their hind legs just like kangaroos.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samsondsilva (talk • contribs) 13:47, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Think I saw similar or same animal in Indian forest 

message: whats in quotes I had a hard time putting in my own words. Can anybody put these in their own words?Matsuiny2004 (talk) 01:07, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Quotes

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message: I removed the excessive number of in-text citations within the article.  If someone thinks they are necessary, change it back.  But I don't think it is necessary to put a citation everytime you describe a physical characteristic.Editfromwithout (talk) 23:40, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: In-text citations

message: Regarding this text in the first line: I'm not the one to decide or to make changes, as I am not a biologist, but comparing Family/Superfamily with that of marmots, this seems to be wrong.
Jerbboa (jumping mice or birchmice):
* Family Dipodidae
** Subfamily Zapodinae: jumping mice
Marmots (squirrels):
* Marmots are large squirrels in the genus Marmota
Hugo (talk) 09:25, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Jerboas are hopping [[desert]] [[marmot]]s.

message: The main image should be considered for change.
It's literally a jerboa screaming in anguish with some people watching it (and we can literally see on of them's hands and chest).
Putting it on an informational page seems odd when there are probably better images out there. STIK2009 (talk) 10:31, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image? 

message: тушканчик -  I couldn't figure out how to add a language link.  Clicking on "Add language" doesn't help.  Please change this so it's user-friendly to edit!136.36.180.215 (talk) 16:00, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russian 

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thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Principles of Biology 2