Commons:Valued image candidates/Marmota marmota 02 .jpg

Marmota marmota 02 .jpg

promoted

Image
Nominated by	Llez (talk) on 2011-01-22 08:42 (UTC)
Scope	Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Marmota marmota (Alpine Marmot), Fat
Used in	Global usage
Reason	The fat of the Alpine Marmot is of medical use since centuries. This is the only picuture of the fat itself not only on Commons but - as far as I can see - in the www. -- Llez (talk)
Review (criteria)	Support All criteria met. We want hope for marmots, that this tradition "medical" not going to last. :) --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 09:32, 23 January 2011 (UTC)  Question Why is the color of oil different in each bottle? --Myrabella (talk) 08:34, 26 January 2011 (UTC)  Comment There exist two kinds of fat, the outer (so called "Speck", at the back) and the inner (so called "Schmär") fat (this information now also added in the description page). The first is whitish, the second is brownish. It is said, that the "Schmär" is better than the "Speck". Both are fluid oils, if rendered down. The picture shows both, the "Speck" and the "Schmär". For further information see e.g. [1] --Llez (talk) 17:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC) Result: 1 support, 0 oppose => promoted. George Chernilevsky talk 19:06, 28 January 2011 (UTC)