Souvenir Sheet: Turtle and Cheetahs (Eritrea 2001)
Turtle and Cheetahs (Eritrea 2001)
01 January (Eritrea ) within release Animals Fauna (2001) goes into circulation Souvenir Sheet Turtle and Cheetahs face value 10 Eritrean nakfa
| Souvenir Sheet Turtle and Cheetahs in catalogues | |
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| Colnect codes: | Col: ER 2001-64 |
Souvenir Sheet is square format.
This souvenir sheet was not detected when Eritrea made circular 294. Produced by the British counterfeit producer and still being distributed by associated counterfeit stamp dealers to this day. BEWARE of fake color proofs, covers and other varieties of this counterfeit. Avoid sellers of these!Also in the issue Animals Fauna (2001):
- Souvenir Sheet - Alligator (Crocodile) and Sea lion face value 10;
- Mini Sheet - Alligators and Crocodiles face value 11;
- Souvenir Sheet - Bear (Polar Bear) and Giraffe face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Bird of Prey (Owl) and Leopard face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Buffalo (Yak) and Oxen face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Butterfly and Elk face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Elephants and Rhinoceros face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Fish and Seal face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Fowl (Pheasant) and Deer (Stag) face value 10;
- Mini Sheet - Fowl and Pheasants face value 11;
- Souvenir Sheet - Frog and Black Panther face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Lizard (Chameleon) and Reptile (Frilled Dragon) face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Monkeys face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Parrot and Deer face value 10;
- Mini Sheet - Parrots face value 11;
- Souvenir Sheet - Penguin and Seal face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Snake (Cobra) and Leopard face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Turtle and Cheetahs face value 10;
- Souvenir Sheet - Whale (Manatee) and Dolphin face value 10;
- Mini Sheet - Wild Cats face value 11;
- Souvenir Sheet - Wild Cats (leopard) and Tiger face value 10;
Souvenir Sheet Turtle and Cheetahs it reflects the thematic directions:
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called Metazoa). All animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently, at some point in their lives. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. All animals are heterotrophs: they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance.
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat and the fastest land animal. It has a tawny to creamy white or pale buff fur that is marked with evenly spaced, solid black spots. The head is small and rounded, with a short snout and black tear-like facial streaks. It reaches 67–94 cm (26–37 in) at the shoulder, and the head-and-body length is between 1.1 and 1.5 m (3 ft 7 in and 4 ft 11 in). Adults weigh between 21 and 72 kg (46 and 159 lb). The cheetah is capable of running at 93 to 104 km/h (58 to 65 mph); it has evolved specialized adaptations for speed, including a light build, long thin legs and a long tail.
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water.
