Irina Dumina

Received from: 4ajka

Victoria Kirdiy

Received from: 4ajka

ANIMALS - MONKEYS

Tarsier

 

Tarsiers are small animals with enormous eyes; each eyeball is approximately 16 mm in diameter and is as large as its entire brain. The unique cranial anatomy of the tarsier results from the need to balance their large eyes and heavy head so they are able to wait silently for nutritious prey. All tarsier species are nocturnal in their habits. Tarsiers tend to be extremely shy animals. Although the group was once more widespread, all the species living today are found in the islands of Southeast Asia.

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: renren16

SCOTLAND

Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle is a castle near Maybole, Carrick, on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The clifftop castle lies within the Culzean Castle Country Park and is opened to the public. Culzean Castle was constructed as an L-plan castle by order of the 10th Earl of Cassilis. He instructed the architect Robert Adam to rebuild a previous, but more basic, structure into a fine country house to be the seat of his earldom. The castle was built in stages between 1777 and 1792. It incorporates a large drum tower with a circular saloon inside (which overlooks the sea), a grand oval staircase and a suite of well-appointed apartments. There are sea caves beneath the castle which are currently not open to visitors. The Castle is reputed to be home to at least seven ghosts including a piper and a servant girl.

A nice stamp.

Received from: missripley 

Highland Cattle

Highland cattle are a Scottish breed of cattle with long horns and long wavy coats which are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun. The breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland. Breeding stock has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th Century. The breed was developed from two sets of stock, one originally black, and the other reddish. Highlands are known as a hardy breed due to the rugged nature of their native Scottish Highlands, with high rainfall and very strong winds. Their hair gives protection during the cold winters and their skill in looking for food allows them to survive in steep mountain areas.

The same stamp as above

Received from: flyingwhales

ANIMALS - FOXES

Foxes

Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids (slightly smaller than a medium-sized domestic dog), characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail (or brush). Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to the Vulpes genus of "true foxes". By far the most common and widespread species of fox is the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), although various species are found on almost every continent. The presence of fox-like carnivores all over the globe, together with their widespread reputation for cunning, has contributed to their appearance in popular culture and folklore in many societies around the world.

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: Steftan07

BELARUS - STAMPS SWAP

I made a wonderful swap with Katia from Belarus. She sent me really lovely stamps and I sent her several postcards. She put many stamps on the envelope and it is the most beautiful envelope I've ever received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

She also included a great postcard showing Belarusian nature.

Belarus is filled with beautiful forests, lakes, rivers, and wildlife. There are more than 20,000 rivers and creeks and about 11,000 lakes in Belarus. The biggest lake is Naroch (about 80 square kilometers). The forests of Belarus are rich in valuable species of trees (pine tree, spruce, oak, birch tree, aspen, and alder) and game (fox, marten, hare, otter, ferret, ermine, elk, and wild boar). There are three National Parks in Belarus, "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" being the largest. In the late Middle Ages, it was a favorite hunting area of Polish kings and Russian czars. Today, more than 400 bison are living there, as well as 300 other species of animals and birds.

Thanks a lot for this swap.

ANIMALS - HORSES

New Forest, Hampshire

A familiar sight as one passes through the New Forest is that of a mare with her foal living among the heather, and chewing the prickly furze-tops.

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: Postcardquest

BIG WILD ANIMALS

Europian bison

The European bison, also known as wisent or the European wood bison, is a Eurasian species of bison. It is the heaviest surviving wild land animal in Europe. European bison were hunted to extinction in the wild, with the last wild animals being shot in the Białowieża Forest in Eastern Poland in 1919 and in the Western Caucasus in 1927, but have since been reintroduced from captivity into several countries in Europe, all descendants of the Białowieża or lowland European bison. They are now forest-dwelling.

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: obernikhin

Deer

Deer are widely distributed, with indigenous representatives in all continents except Antarctica and Australia, though Africa has only one native species, the Red Deer, confined to the Atlas Mountains in the northwest of the continent. However, Fallow Deer have been introduced to South Africa. Deer live in a variety of biomes ranging from tundra to the tropical rainforest. While often associated with forests, many deer are ecotone species that live in transitional areas between forests and thickets (for cover) and prairie and savanna (open space). The majority of large deer species inhabit temperate mixed deciduous forest, mountain mixed coniferous forest, tropical seasonal/dry forest, and savanna habitats around the world.

 

A beautiful stamp. 

Received from: shica

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: Kaate

Alpine Ibex

The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. In its habitat region, the species is known as bouquetin (French), Steinbock (German), stambecco (Italian), and kozorog (Slovenian). Being an excellent climber, its habitat is the rocky region along the snowline above alpine forests, where it occupies steep, rough terrain at elevations of 1,800 to 3,300 metres (5,900 to 10,800 ft). Alpine ibexes are strictly herbivorous, with over half of their diet consisting of grasses, and the remainder being a mixture of moss, flowers, leaves, and twigs.

The need to drink every few days in the summer causes the animals to seek permanent residence close to a dependable water source during this season. Alpine ibexes will hide in the rocks of the steep cliffs when pursued by predators. The climbing ability of the Alpine ibex is such that it has been observed standing on the sheer face of a dam, where it licks the stonework to obtain mineral salts.

 

A beautiful stamp.

Received from: Lionheart2010

Another postcards with beautiful stamps.

Received from: tinkara

WATER ANIMALS

Dolphins

These offshore dolphins are found in pods ranging from a few animals to several hundreds. They are small, fast, and agile and the calves can keep up with their mothers from an early age. Common dolphin often breach and bow ride with boats, displaying the very distinctive figure of eight pattern on their sides. Frenzied activity may be seen when a group of dolphins work together to drive shoaling fish to the surface, often attracting seabirds such as gannets.

 

 

 

 

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: Ichabodhides

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: saartwinkel

 

  

Seals

Seals can be found in all waters of the world, from the Arctic and Antarctic to tropical waters. They belong to the order Pinnipedia, which means "fin-footed". Pinnipeds have four flippers - one pair in front, and one pair in back. Pinnipeds are mammals. They're warm-blooded, give live birth, nurse their young, breathe air, and have hair. Eared seals (sea lions and fur seals) have external ear flaps and are able to use their flippers for walking on land by rotating their hind flippers forward. While swimming, they use their front flippers for power. All seals are carnivores. Their diet consists mostly of fish, crustaceans and shellfish.

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: Nordfriesland

Saimaan norppa

The Saimaa ringed seal is a subspecies of ringed seal. They are among the most endangered seals in the world, having a total population of only about 310 individuals. The only existing population of these seals is found in Lake Saimaa, Finland (hence the name). The population is descended from ringed seals that were separated from the rest when the land rose after the last ice age. This seal, along with the Ladoga Seal and the Baikal Seal, is one of the few living freshwater seals. They are coloured dark gray, with a gray-black dorsal with circular white rings. The Saimaa ringed seal has been protected since 1955. In order to protect the Saimaa ringed seal, there are voluntary fisheries restrictions in a part of their living areas.

Finnish EUROPA stamp.

Received from: Saint

ANIMALS - WOLVES

Eyesight

Wolves are usually born with deep blue eyes which lighten and then gradually fade into the adult eye color over the next six to ten weeks. A mature Wolf's eyes are often amber/brown or gold, but also commonly come in hues of brown, gray, yellow, and green. It is interesting to note that puppies are born with blue eyes, while mature Wolves do not retain blue as an eye color. Huskies often have blue eyes, and because of this people think there must be blue eyed Wolves as well, but this isn't true.

If you see a Wolf with blue eyes then he or she is likely a Wolf-hybrid and not a full-blooded Wolf. A Wolf's eye sight is just about as good as that of a human being. However some experts believe that Wolves may be nearsighted.  A Wolf's night vision is far superior to that of a human being.

 

A beautiful stamp.

Received from: nightrainboww

Timber wolf

The Mackenzie Valley Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis) also known as the Canadian Timber Wolf is perhaps the largest subspecies of Gray Wolf in North America. Its range includes parts of the western United States, much of western Canada, and Alaska, including Unimak Island in the Aleutians, and was introduced into Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. The Mackenzie Valley Wolf's thick, long limbs are proportionally built for traversing through rough terrain such as deep snow or the cliffy edges of the Rocky Mountains. The majority of the Mackenzie Valley Wolf's prey includes wild boar, wood bison, muskox, moose, caribou, deer, and elk.  

 

A lot of wonderful stamps.

Received from: zuisi

A nice stamp.

Received from: nismo

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: KassandraKing

ANIMALS - ELEPHANTS

Asiatic elephant

The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. In general, Asian elephants are smaller than African elephants and have the highest body point on the head. Asian elephants are highly intelligent and self-aware. are reported to go to safer ground during natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes, although there have been no scientific records of this.

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: Agyness

African elephant

African elephants (also known as savanna elephants) are the species of elephants in the genus Loxodonta. The African elephant is the largest living terrestrial animal. Its thickset body rests on stocky legs and it has a concave back. Its large ears enable heat loss. Its upper lip and nose forms a trunk. The trunk acts as a fifth limb, a sound amplifier and an important method of touch. The African elephant's trunk ends in two opposing lips, whereas the Asian elephant trunk ends in a single lip. African elephants are bigger than Asian elephants. The African elephant can be found in Eastern, Southern and West Africa, either in dense forests, mopane and miombo woodlands, Sahelian scrub or deserts.

A nice stamp.

Received from: ninetails

Czech elephant Rashmi

Rashmi was born in Ostrava ZOO on 12th April 2011. It's the first elephant born in our country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps. 

Received from: MichaelaD

ANIMALS - BIG CATS

Leopard, Mombo Camp, Botswana

The leopard, Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family. Compared to other members of the Felidae family, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and more slightly built. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguars do. Leopards are elusive, solitary and largely nocturnal. They are known for their ability in climbing, and have been observed resting on tree branches during the day, dragging their kills up trees and hanging them there, and descending from trees headfirst. They are powerful swimmers, although not as strong as some other big cats, such as the tiger. They are very agile, and can run at over 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph), leap over 6 metres (20 ft) horizontally, and jump up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) vertically.

A nice stamp.

Received from: adi28

 

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: vero 123

 

 

 

 

Collection Emotions - Beauty, tenderness and gestures of love

The term big cat – which is not a biological classification – is used informally to distinguish the larger felid species from smaller ones. One definition of "big cat" includes the four members of the genus Panthera: the tiger, lion, jaguar and leopard. Members of this genus are the only cats able to roar. A more expansive definition of "big cat" also includes the cougar, cheetah, snow leopard and clouded leopard.

Lion cubs play to imitate the adults behavior. They play with anything that arouses them including sticks and their mothers tail. Mostly they play with each other but sometimes they try playing with an adult. Playing cubs is an indicator that they are well and not starving as they can go on for hours each day while as sick or starving cubs are not prone to play. It is the females that care for the young although the males provide an important task as they protect the young from predators.

A nice stamp.

Received from: landa

Bengal Tiger

The Bengal tiger is a tiger subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent. The Bengal tiger's coat is yellow to light orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to black; the belly and the interior parts of the limbs is white, and the tail is orange with black rings. In the Indian subcontinent, tigers inhabit tropical moist evergreen forests, tropical dry forests, tropical and subtropical moist deciduous forests, mangroves, subtropical and temperate upland forests, and alluvial grasslands.

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

 

Received from: Yanochka6

Tiger from India.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: piyushbafna

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: motherbrando

Lynx

A lynx is any of the four species within the Lynx genus of medium-sized wildcats. Lynx have short tails and the characteristic tufts of black hair on the tips of their ears. They have a ruff under the neck, which has black bars, is not very visible, and resembles a bow tie. They have large, padded paws for walking on snow, and long whiskers on the face. Their body colour varies from medium brown, to goldish, to beige-white, and is occasionally marked with dark brown spots. Lynx inhabit high altitude forests with dense cover of shrubs, reeds, and tall grass. Although the cats hunt on the ground, they can climb trees and can swim swiftly, catching fish.

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: Kejkenna