Stamp: Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) (Azores 1998)

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) (Azores 1998)

04 August (Azores ) within release WereldExhibition- Lissabon goes into circulation Stamp Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) face value 140 Portuguese escudo

Stamp Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in catalogues
Michel: Mi:PT-AZ 469
Afinsa-Mundifil: Afi:PT 2534

Stamp is square format.

The Azorean Sea

Also in the issue WereldExhibition- Lissabon:

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Stamp Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in digits
Country: Azores
Date: 1998-08-04
Print: Offset and Lithography
Perforation: 12 x 12½
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 140 Portuguese escudo
Print run: 50000

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Special Occasions

Mammals are any vertebrates within the class Mammalia (/məˈmeɪli.ə/ from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones and mammary glands. All female mammals nurse their young with milk, secreted from the mammary glands. Mammals include the largest animals on the planet, the great whales. The basic body type is a terrestrial quadruped, but some mammals are adapted for life at sea, in the air, in trees, underground or on two legs. The largest group of mammals, the placentals, have a placenta, which enables the feeding of the fetus during gestation. Mammals range in size from the 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) bumblebee bat to the 30-meter (98 ft) blue whale. With the exception of the five species of monotreme (egg-laying mammals), all modern mammals give birth to live young. Most mammals, including the six most species-rich orders, belong to the placental group. The largest orders are the rodents, bats and Soricomorpha (shrews and allies). The next three biggest orders, depending on the biological classification scheme used, are the Primates (apes and monkeys), the Cetartiodactyla (whales and even-toed ungulates), and the Carnivora (cats, dogs, seals, and allies).

Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine (saltwater) ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), sea otters and polar bears. They are an informal group, unified only by their reliance on marine environments for feeding and survival.

A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations.These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a period of time, typically between three and six months

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.

Stamp, Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus), Azores,  , Special Occasions, Mammals, Sea (Marine) Mammals, World Exhibitions, Animals (Fauna)