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	Sperm whale is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
	This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on March 8, 2004.
Article milestones Date Process Result September 26, 2003 Featured article candidate Promoted April 19, 2008 Featured article review Demoted November 9, 2008 Good article nominee Listed August 6, 2013 Featured article candidate Not promoted April 9, 2024 Good article reassessment Delisted Current status: Former featured article

This article has been mentioned by a media organization: "Whale 'vomit' sparks cash bonanza (image)". BBC. January 24, 2006.

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