User:Buginajar/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Shelling (fishing)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the Shelling article because I believe dolphins are extremely intelligent and interesting animals. Shelling interests me specifically as I was unaware dolphins had a tool mechanism to obtain food. After reading the article I am interested in conducting my own research on this phenomena and understanding the passage of information from dolphin to dolphin.

Evaluate the article
This article addresses a very interesting occurrence where dolphins use shells to capture fish. The behaviour is apparently learned by dolphins through observing the behaviour from peers. The topic is very interesting so it is sad to see the wiki article lack the necessary resources and effort needed to make a good article.

- The article lacks much of the body needed to demonstrate and explain the behaviour, it does not even include a photo demonstration of which I was able to find after minutes of searching the topic outside of wikipedia.

- The article provides a brief description of the behaviour, that it has been observed in certain dolphins and briefly discusses a study which observed the behaviour in nature.

- Grammar and spelling edits are required on the lead paragraph.

- Claims made are backed by reasonable sources that are up to date with current information (as of 2020).

- While the article lacks in content it is based in facts, remains neutral in tone and uses correct citations.

- Citations include three news articles and a scientific study. Better and broader sources are needed where possible. However, the wiki author made sure to cite each of their statements in the correct manner. Once information is added, more scientific sources may be acquired. The current sources are in good standing and come from reputable news outlets such as The New York Times. The scientific article used could be referenced several times as more information is added. The study has statistics, videos and in depth demonstrations of the shelling process which are essential to the wiki article.

- The current writing is easy to read despite there being some slight grammar mistakes. There is only the lead section which explains the behaviour phenomenon, this article could use other sections to explain how the behaviour is learned, a section on which dolphin species display the behaviour and other relevant sections.

- This article is lacking the critical images needed to demonstrate the behaviour. The explanation is good but needs further visual aid to understand the concept.

- As for this articles talk page there is very little to read through. One user made note of possible linking pages to address similar behaviour in other animals as well as other behaviours displayed by dolphins.

Overall this article is not a bad start to an interesting subject matter however it needs to be developed, edited and supported in order to receive a better ranking.