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Friday, June 25, 2010

Not a true goat: Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) - maximum card (USA)


It looks like a goat, it walks like a goat, but...it's not a true goat! :)
"The Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus), also known as the Rocky Mountain Goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. Despite its vernacular name, it is not a member of Capra, the genus of true goats. It resides at high elevations and is a sure-footed climber, often resting on rocky cliffs that predators cannot reach."
"The mountain goat is an even-toed ungulate of the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae that includes antelopesgazelles, and cattle. It belongs to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes), along with thirty-two other species including true goats,sheep, the chamois, and the musk ox. The mountain goat is the only species in the genus Oreamnos. The name Oreamnos is derived from the Greek term oros (stemore-) "mountain" (or, alternatively, oreas "mountain nymph") and the word amnos"lamb".
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Friday, June 18, 2010

Walia ibex (Capra walie): WWF maximum cards from Ethiopia












Only in Ethiopia! [this kind of ibex goat; there are other ibex species in other places]
"This species is only found in the northern mountains of Ethiopia. Only 150–200 animals were surviving in 1963, but now the population has increased to 500 individuals. They have been hunted extensively for meat and horns. The horns are used as mugs and as trophies. Habitat loss is another major threat against the species. Encroaching settlement, livestock grazing, and cultivation are all problems. Road construction is also fragmenting the habitat. Luckily, the Semien National Park which was established in 1969 has helped the species. However, they are still in trouble and need some more conservation measures to help protect them."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walia_Ibex

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Albanian










The World Record Trophy belongs to a specimen shot in Romania.

"The chamoisRupicapra rupicapra, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Gran Sasso region of the central Italian Apennines, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Chamois are strictly protected animals under the European Habitats Directive.[2]


There are two species of chamois in the genus RupicapraR. rupicapra (the type species) is replaced in the Pyrenees by the Pyrenean chamoisR. pyrenaica. The chamois are in the goat-antelope subfamily (Caprinae) of the family Bovidae, along with sheep and goats."




English to Albanian translation
Fragment nga http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, përkthyer nga Anglishtja në shqip
maximaphily = mbledhur letra maksimale (kartolinë + + pullë vë vulën postare)Maximaphily
Maximaphily është një degë e filatelia, ose grumbullimin e vulë, që do të thotë mbledhur kartat maksimale.Në përgjithësi, një kartë maksimale është një kartolinë, me një pullë dhe një vë vulën postare mbi anën foto. Në mënyrë ideale, të gjitha këto 3 elemente duhet të pajtohet, por jo identike.Mënyrë tradicionale është në përputhje me rregullat e FIP (International filatelik Federata).

http://www.maximaphily.info
Mënyrë jo tradicionale, siç e quajti atë, është të ndjekin rregullat e askush's homepage! E nëse nuk ju duan atë, natyrisht.Ftoj DORINCARD ndonjë kartolinë që u personalizuar duke shtuar një pullë dhe një vë vulën postare, në anën foto e kartolinë. Mënyrë tradicionale, apo jo. :)
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Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Albanian

maximaphily = collecting maximum cards (postcard + stamp + postmark)
Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.
Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.
The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation).
http://www.maximaphily.info
The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.
I call DORINCARD any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. :)
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Sunday, May 17, 2009

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"Dorincard: Blogger Dorin C is a stamp and postcard fanatic, and luckily he's more than pleased to write prolifically and charmingly about his obsession. He has a particular bent for stamps with wild mammals on them, but his blog demonstrates an affinity for stamps of all forms and backgrounds, as long as they offer a special narrative that's worth sharing with his readers.


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    He shows how he gets the right card, stamp and postmark together.
    Visiting his site you will also learn things about the natural world told with a dry sense of humour,
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    Topical and informative both for the enthusiast and casual visitor.
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