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Post by rod222 on May 15, 2014 22:10:50 GMT
Vulpes vulpes again, adjacent to more prey. Cousin of the other Fox, that young girls / budding typistes are well familiar with, over the last century, The Quick Brown Fox. The English Pangram, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" a phrase that contains all of the letters of the alphabet  |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 7, 2014 2:20:29 GMT
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Post by rod222 on Jun 7, 2014 2:30:05 GMT
One to challenge your Country of Origin skill.... This is an "Orphan Stamp" No country indicated.  Two more, one with attached paper shard from gum adhesion.   |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 7, 2014 2:36:21 GMT
Ooops! Made a mistake with the Orphan stamp.
I was corrected by a lass on another forum years ago.
The Orphan stamp is Vulpes Rueppellii, (Sand Fox) Identified by white tip to tail.
Apologies.
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Post by rod222 on Jun 7, 2014 4:25:23 GMT
Israel Vulpes Cana (Blandford's Fox) A free gift from another very generous "The Stamp Forum" member , Londonbus1, in an auction lot I purchased. wiki The Biblical foxes in the vineyard mentioned in the Song of Songs 2:15, described as "little foxes who roun the vineyards" are most probably the frugivorous Blanford's foxes.  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Jun 7, 2014 18:19:12 GMT
United StatesVulpes vulpes -- the red foxThis 13c multicolored, perf. 11 stamp (Scott 1757g was one of eight depicting wildlife found along the Canada-United States border. The stamps were issued on June 10, 1978 at CAPEX '78, the Canadian International Philatelic Exhibition held in Toronto, Canada from June 9-18. 
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Post by rod222 on Jun 7, 2014 22:09:52 GMT
Belgium Vulpes vulpes.  Bulgaria Fairy Tales "The Fox and the Rabbit" Puppetry.  |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 7, 2014 22:16:29 GMT
Mauritania. Vulpes zerda.  |
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Post by Jen B on Jun 8, 2014 0:40:52 GMT
Who would have thought that Vupes zerda is on so many stamps! I've been looking around and can't find any other stamps with foxes on them. So I'll post here the same one I posted under Algeria. Algeria 1957 Semi-postal issue. Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)
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Post by rod222 on Jun 8, 2014 1:18:24 GMT
..and up until you posted, I had always thought the big ears were used as an adaption for hunting prey at night.  Heat dissipation, then they share that adaption with the Elephant.  It is interesting to consider why the Australian Kangaroo did not take that route, they lick their forearms. |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 8, 2014 1:22:08 GMT
Vulpes zerda. Madagascar 1994 Printers Proof (Not part of my collection)  |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 8, 2014 1:32:22 GMT
Desert Fox (Another name for the Fennec Fox) Vulpes zerda. Spanish Sahara 1960 semi postal.  |
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Post by alanl on Jun 8, 2014 3:43:25 GMT
Canada...Red Fox...Sc1159.  Norway...Fox...Sc877.  |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 8, 2014 5:18:12 GMT
Czech Republic. Vulpes zerda.  Vulpes zerda at Olomouc Zoo (Czechoslovakia)  |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 9, 2014 1:04:03 GMT
Vulpes vulpes Trucial States Fujeira 40 dirhams  German Democratic Republic 20 pfennig (International Fur Auctions)  |
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Post by rogo on Jun 9, 2014 23:29:22 GMT
One to challenge your Country of Origin skill.... This is an "Orphan Stamp" No country indicated. ... Can't ID the fox but the stamp is Saudi Arabia issued 1991 from a block of 9 |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 9, 2014 23:45:47 GMT
Well done Mike. (Yes, the crossed Sabres Scimitars of Saudi Arabia) The Dugong kinda looks out of place......... Below Vulpes Rueppellii, (Sand Fox) is the "Sand Cat"  |
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Post by rogo on Jun 10, 2014 0:26:16 GMT
Well done Mike. (Yes, the crossed Sabres of Saudi Arabia) The Dugong kinda looks out of place......... Thank you..... the crossed scimitars ?
Now that you mention it, a marine animal (mammal?) is a bit strange for the issue let alone a Sand Dunes Country...... i
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Post by rod222 on Jun 10, 2014 0:59:46 GMT
Thankyou, I stand corrected, scimitars it is.
"what philately teaches"
I guess not really out of place....wiki
From Middle-East to African continent
Populations of dugongs exist in the water of 37 countries and territories. In the late 1960s, herds of up to 500 dugongs were observed off the coast of East Africa and nearby islands. Current populations in this area are extremely small, numbering 50 and below, and it is thought likely they will become extinct. The eastern side of the Red Sea is the home of large populations numbering in the hundreds, and similar populations are thought to exist on the western side. In the 1980s, it was estimated there could be as many as 4,000 dugongs in the Red Sea. The Persian Gulf has the second-largest dugong population in the world, inhabiting most of the southern coast, and the current population is believed to be around 7,500.
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Post by rogo on Jun 10, 2014 22:20:17 GMT
scimitars it is. "what philately teaches" I was asking...... I couldn't find the exact terminology for the Arabian blade....... reminds me of one of my all time favorite cartoons..... Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck pop-up in a cave full of treasure. Outside, at the entrance was a large, not too bright Arabian Knight wielding a blade the size of a flattened motorcycle.......
My new favorite word, dugong 
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Post by rod222 on Jun 10, 2014 22:49:25 GMT
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Post by rod222 on Jun 12, 2014 2:13:47 GMT
Hungary 1982 Vuk the Fox Vuk is a 1965 Hungarian novel by István Fekete about the life of a young fox. (A "Kit" )  |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 12, 2014 2:27:29 GMT
Vulpes vulpes Silver Fox Wiki The silver fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a melanistic form of red fox. Silver foxes display a great deal of pelt variation: some are completely black except for a white coloration on the tip of the tail, some are bluish-grey, and some may have a cinereous colour on the sides. Historically, silver foxes were among the most valued furbearers, and their skins were frequently worn by nobles in Russia, Western Europe, and China. Wild silver foxes do not naturally reproduce exclusively with members of the same coat morph, and can be littermates with the common red variety,[2] though captive populations bred for their fur are almost exclusively mated with members of the same colour. East Germany 1963 International Fur Auctions  |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 12, 2014 2:47:44 GMT
Russia 1980 Dark Silver Fox  |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 13, 2014 2:40:17 GMT
Mongolia 1975 Hunting Vulpes vulpes with Eagles.  |
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Post by rod222 on Jun 13, 2014 2:56:50 GMT
Our town has an annual Fox hunt,
they are considered an introduced pest, and do very serious harm to sheep and indigenous fauna.
The fox shoots are between Feb - March annually.
2013 results
Culled 80 foxes, 10 feral cats and 62 rabbits.
The winning team hauled in a very impressive 37 foxes.
The shoot was registered as part of a state-wide shooting and baiting program.
Prizes extend to donating a generous $5 per fox to the Royal Flying Doctors Service.
We often see Vulpes vulpes when cycling on the weekend.
The spread of red foxes across southern Australia coincided with declines in the distribution of several
medium-sized ground-dwelling mammals, including brush-tailed bettongs, burrowing bettongs, rufous bettongs,
Tasmanian bettongs, bilbys, numbats, bridled nailtail wallabys and quokkas. Most of these species are now
limited to islands where red foxes are absent or rare. Semi-arboreal species affected by fox predation include
brush-tailed and western ringtail possums. Australian foxes are usually controlled with baits or the animals
shot with the aid of spotlighting. The eyeshine signature (from the tapetum lucidum in the eye) of foxes, and
body shape and silhouette are used to identify them. Success has also been found with the reintroduction of the
dingo, which has been shown to control the number of wild foxes, and a consequential increase in native
fauna.
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Post by rod222 on Jun 19, 2014 22:15:04 GMT
Mongolia 1966 10 Mung  |
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Post by Ryan on Jun 22, 2014 11:30:05 GMT
Here's a pair of Canadian swift foxes (vulpes velox), one with teeth and one without.  And a picture of a red fox kit taken by a friend in Ontario, this cute little guy was brave enough to not run away immediately when spotted on a nature walk.  Ryan |
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Post by Jen B on Jun 23, 2014 1:59:58 GMT
Oh my goodness, that little fellow is *so* cute!
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Post by Ryan on Jun 24, 2014 11:58:23 GMT
Here's another fox stamp I've come across, from Madagascar. No red foxes in Madagascar, just stamps.  Ryan |
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