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Merge: GLAM/ARKive donated texts into articles about endangered species.
Improve: Photoperiodism, Tool use by non-human animals, Omnivore, Animal suicide, Sphaerium beckmani (a species in family Sphaeriidae),
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- Invertebrates: Campocraspedon
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The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future:

https://www.ft.com/content/bb8c308e-e93c-4039-9407-760ddc1171e8
How PETA invaded the games industry
Conservation efforts with Planet Zoo and Alba, A Wild Adventure
Simulating the AI behaviours of animals in Rain World, Far Cry, and the Hunter: Call of the Wild
Games are starting to understand there's more to wildlife than hunting
Games like Stray and Endling are creating more realistic animals
Drop kickin’ a chicken: the strange history of animal abuse in Far Cry

Club Penguin

should we include something from the Club Penguin games? Blitzfan51 the manager 20:17, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

please! CammySashimi (talk) 09:00, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pokémon

Why are Pokémon mentioned in this article? To my knowledge, it has never been officially confirmed that Pokémon are animals, so I made a constructive edit on this article, but it was reverted in haste. If this topic is left with no response within 24 hours, I will undo the revert at my earliest convenience. Thank you. 208.138.49.48 (talk) 17:08, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No need to threaten an edit war. The reason Pokémon are mentioned in this context is because they are often based around animals, have the aesthetics of animals, and may behave as animals. It makes sense for our reliable sources to include a reading of Pokémon as animal companions, and we simply quote them. Of course, if you look deeper, the relationship is more complex. This article could perhaps use a bit of text to describe how video games present monsters (in the broad sense) as equivalent to animals. There's more depth there. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 11:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, OK. I understand where you're coming from, and I didn't even think of this explanation or reasoning myself! Also, I'm not threatening an edit war, or at least I don't think I am. I just couldn't think of a better way to express myself. And I accept your explanation, thus I won't undo the revert of my edit or something like that. Thank you. 208.138.49.48 (talk) 14:45, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, thank you for being so easy to reason with! Personally, if I make a change, someone reverts me, and I start a discussion per WP:BRD, I wait for at least several days of no reaction before I redo the edit. 24 hours feels a bit short, and also because I like to WP:Assume good faith I wouldn't declare what I'll do if no one responds. But I definitely know the feeling: too often people just don't respond at all when you start a talkpage discussion. It's so frustrating! ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 08:47, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]