Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Malaysia - Rhinoceros Hornbik

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From: Nurul (Newrule) Postcrossing - Thematic Stamps RR Group #57
Subject: Rhinoceros Hornbill,  is one of the largest hornbills, adults being 110-127 cm (43-50 in) long and weigh 2-3 kg (4.4-6.6 lbs). The Rhinoceros Hornbill lives in captivity for up to 35 years. It is found in only the highest form of rain forest. Like most other hornbills, the male has orange or red eyes, and the female has whitish eyes. This bird has a mainly white beak and casque (the tip of the casque curves upward strikingly), but there are orange places here and there. It has white underparts, especially to the tail. Read more about the Rhinoceros Hornbill 
by clicking the link. :)

Stamps:  
Oriental Honey Buzzard: is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers.
Leptobarbus hoevenii: a fish species native to northern Malaysia, Thailand, and Borneo. It is a primarily freshwater fish. It may reach up to about 60 centimetres (24 in) long. This fish is omnivorous and is a midwater to near bottom dweller. This fish lives in groups.
Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda): Read all about it by clicking the link. :)  

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Malaysia - Labuan

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From: Charlie Dale - Postcrossing - Aerial view tag
Where: Labuan, Malaysia  
Subject: Labuan is strategically located within international shipping and air routes and lies only 1,000 kilometers to Singapore, one of the busiest seaports in the world. 
Stamp: White-rumped Shama. They are native to South and Southeast Asia, but have been introduced to Kaua'i, Hawai'i, in early 1931 from Malaysia (by Alexander Isenberger), and to O'ahu in 1940 (by the Hui Manu Society). Their popularity as a cage bird has led to many escaped birds establishing themselves. In Asia, their habitat is dense undergrowth especially in bamboo forests. In Hawaii, they are common in valley forests or on the ridges of the southern Ko'olaus, and tend to nest in undergrowth or low trees of lowland broadleaf forests.