Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2011-08-15/Featured content





This week's "Featured content" covers Sunday 7 – Saturday 13 August

Featured pictures
Six images were promoted. Medium-sized images can be viewed by clicking on "nom":
 * Swimming Green Turtle (nom; related article), whose range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the globe, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Their common name derives from the usually green fat beneath their upper shell (created by User:Mbz1; picture at right).
 * Phantasmal poison frog (nom; related article), a species of poison dart frog whose natural habitat is the Andean slopes in central Ecuador. They have a radiant colour, powerful poison, and yet range in length from only 1–4 centimetres. They can live up to 10 years in captivity (created by Holger Krisp at Commons).
 * Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever (nom; related article), was bred to "toll", or lure, ducks into shooting range by causing a disturbance near the shore. After the duck is shot, the dog brings it to the hunter (created by Kallerna at Commons; picture at top).
 * Papuan Frogmouth (nom; related article), whose natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Torres Strait. (created by User:JJ Harrison).
 * Rainbow Bee-eater (nom; related article), perching on a drinking fountain at Centenary Lakes, Cairns, on the north-east coast of Australia (created by User:JJ Harrison).
 * Château de Maintenon (nom; related article), in the Eure-et-Loir region of France, was the private residence of Madame de Maintenon, the second spouse of Louis XIV. Construction began in the 12th and ended in the 18th century. The east and west wings frame a cour d'honneur. The castle has been classified as a historic monument since 1944 (created by User:Eric Pouhier; picture at bottom).

Featured lists
Five lists were promoted:
 * . (Nominated by ; picture at right.)
 * List of accolades received by True Grit (2010 film) (nom) (.)
 * List of accolades received by True Grit (2010 film) (nom) (.)
 * List of accolades received by True Grit (2010 film) (nom) (.)

Featured topics
One topic was promoted:
 * Hugo Awards (nom), given every year by the World Science Fiction Society, for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The 15 categories of the Hugo Awards each have a featured list. (nominator ; picture at right).

Featured articles
No articles were promoted to featured status last week.



