Rare Fauna of the North East India

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Rare Fauna of the North East India
Date of Issue: 1 October 2009
Country: India
Denominations: 500p x 3

The set of Three stamps on Rare North Eastern Fauna has been released on 01 Oct 2009 in Shillong by CPMG , North East Circle.

Marbled Cat - The Cat is about the size of a domestic cat .Its Head and body length is 45-62 cm ( 18-24 “) and it weighs 2-5 Kg . Its tail is extremely long and bushy . Apart from Northern India also found in Nepal , Guangxi and Yunnan (China ) , Cambodia ,Laos, Myanamar, Thailand ,Vietnam , Malaysia , Sumatra etc.

Leaf Monkey – These are colored  greyish to black with brow ,hands and Feet being black and the upper arms , legs and tail ,a silvery grey. Found in Tripura ,Cachar and Karinganj districts of Assam , and Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.

Red Panda – It has a rounded head ,large erct pointed ears ,a stumpy muzzle and short hairy soled legs which protect it from cold. found in Himalayan regions above 5000 feet.

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