Australia is made up of islands and overseas territories such as mainland Australia and Tasmania. It is the only country in the world that monopolizes a continent. It has been isolated from the world for tens of millions of years, and there are many endemic creatures, such as the familiar koala, kangaroo, emus, platypus, etc. Today, I share nine australian magical animals on stamps.
Let's start with the emu and kangaroo on the Australian coat of arms, and the right side of the coat of arms is the kangaroo on the left side of the emu. The emu is the world's oldest bird species, its flight function has been degraded, it is the largest bird in Australia, similar in size to the ostrich makes it one of the largest land birds in the world, and the only surviving species of the ornithischian ornithischian emu family. Australia Post has issued many emus-designed stamps.
Kangaroos are also regulars on Australian stamps. Australia's first stamp issued in 1913 was the kangaroo motif, which has since been reprinted several times. There are many layouts, and there are differences between watermark paper and color denominations. It has always been a favorite classic stamp series of collectors, and Australia Post has also issued many other kangaroo stamps with different patterns. According to legend, the English name kangaroo of kangaroo means "not to know". And all this is really just a misunderstanding. The kangaroo word was named after Joseph Banks on his first sailing trip with James Cook. When he arrived at cooktown harbor. He asked the local Australian Aboriginal about the name of the animal, but because of the language barrier, he used "don't know" as the English name of "kangaroo". But in fact, the local name kangaroo is "ganguro", and its meaning is not "not knowing".
Koalas, also known as koalas, are Australia's exotic primitive arboreal animals. But koalas are not bears at all, and they are far apart. It belongs to the order Marsupial. The English name Koala bear comes from an ancient indigenous script meaning not to drink water. Indigenous people call it "no water" because they can drink very little water from the 90% of the water they need from eucalyptus trees for feeding. As a national treasure of Australia, it has also appeared on stamps many times.
The laughing kingfisher is very famous for its unique laughter. Considered one of Australia's iconic birds, it was used as a mascot at the Sydney Olympics.
The tail feathers of the lyrebird are very developed, with 2 or two very long feathers on the outermost side, and the ends are curved to the sides, and the tail feathers are spread out much like the seven-string harp of ancient Greece when showing off. Hence the name Lyrebird. It can not only imitate the chirping of various birds, but also learn various sounds in the world.
Wombats are common names for 3 species of animals in 2 genera of the wombat family. These include Queensland Fursned Wombats, South Australian Fursned Wombats and Tasmanian Wombats. It is stout in stature , has a very short tail , and resembles a small bear on the outside , while its habits are closer to rodents. Herbivorous, good at digging, digging complex deep holes in the ground to live. It is well known because its feces are square
Platypus is one of the most primitive mammals and is one of the very few mammals that defend itself with venom. It is a mammal, and although it also feeds its pups, it is not fetal but oviparous. That is, the mother lays eggs and, like birds, hatches by the temperature of the mother.
Thylacine, an extinct animal. The last thylacine, Benjamin, died on 7 September 1936 at hobart zoo on Tasmania. , it is the symbol of the Australian state of Tasmania,
The marsupial anteaters are also Australian marsupials with distinctive stripes on their bodies that feed almost exclusively on termites. The first denomination 6d pattern of this set of ordinary Australian stamps is the bag anteater