May 23rd, 2012 
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Nudibranchs are marine molluscs renowned for their flamboyant colour patterns. They have evolved to the point where they no longer need the passive defence of a shell, instead opting for special chemical secreting glands or recycled stinging cells to keep their soft bodies intact. Nudibranchs have bright, colourful bodies that not only advertise their toxicity [...]
September 6th, 2011 srmodh 1,252 viewsAn Post issued a series of four stamps to honour the Irish horse. Peter Curling, Ireland’s leading equestrian artist, painted the images on which the stamps were based. They show four common horses in Ireland; the thoroughbred horse, the Connemara pony, the coloured horse and the Irish draught horse.
July 28th, 2011 srmodh 2,088 viewsAn Post issued eight stamps for its Irish Animals and Marine Life definitive series, illustrating Ireland’s biodiversity from the seabed to the mountain top. Biodiversity is an all-encompassing term used to describe the variety of all life and natural processes on Earth. The species featured on these stamps are; the Beadlet Anemone, the Squat Lobster, [...]
July 13th, 2011 srmodh 2,232 viewsAustralia post issued a set of stamps featuring some most popular native baby animals, a bilby, dingo, kangaroo, koala and sugar glider. The Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is a nocturnal marsupial with distinctive rabbit-like ears, greyish fur and a beautiful bushy black tail with a white tip. It survives on a diet of seeds, grubs, bulbs, [...]
May 28th, 2011 srmodh 1,151 viewsThe zoological garden is a unique school of knowledge introducing visitors to natural and cultural values. On the 1st of July 1938, the Kaunas Zoo was officially opened in the Mickevi?ius Valley under the initiative of naturalist Professor Tadas Ivanauskas. On the 4th of December 1958, the Kaunas Zoo was granted the name of a [...]
May 24th, 2011 srmodh 810 viewsEuropean Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus Pall.) In Estonia, the European or brown hare is a species that settled in the area from the south about 200-300 years ago when a part of their forest habitats had been replaced by fields. As a result it is also called the field hare. As the scientific name indicates [...]
World Stamp Competition nicknamed "INDONESIA 2012" will be held from 18 to 24 June 2012 at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta.
Australia is hosting an International Stamp Exhibition, AUSTRALIA 2013 in Melbourne, from 10 - 15 May 2013 at the Exhibition Buildings, Carlton, Melbourne.
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