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Title should read: ‘Smallest known reptile on earth’ discovered in Madagascar.
by bstar77 6y ago
Title should read: ‘Smallest known reptile on earth’ discovered in Madagascar.
- yreg 6y agoThat's implicit. One could add "as far as it is known" to any headline, but to what purpose?
- bstar77 6y agoI don't find it implicit and feel it has a tinge of hubris. Too much is reported as fact, and taken as such, when it's just a best guess.
- ryan_j_naughton 6y agoI disagree entirely. Some sets are completely known and others are not. For example, the youngest American president is accurate as we know all of the American presidents. While, we are discovering thousands of new species every year. It is important to remind people of this fact of species being an unknown set size.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoThe quotes clue us in, its a title. The title is won again each time a smaller reptile is discovered. That was my immediate understanding on seeing the article. No extra words needed!