A set of picture
postcards on Mammals of India have been released by North Karnataka Postal Circle on the occasion of 67th Republic day at Dharwad. This
is a set 48 Picture postcards of Mammals belonging to the following 5 biological families.
1. Bovidae -23 Picture postcards 2. Felidae - 15 Picture postcards
3. Cervidae -8 Picture postcards 4. Moschidae - 1 Picture postcard
5. Tragulidae - 1 Picture postcard
The Himalayas, is
a mountain range which separates the Great Indian Plains from the Tibetan
Plateau. This range is home to nine of the ten highest peaks on the Earth,
including the highest,Mount Everest. The abrupt rise of the Himalayan
Mountains from less than 500 meters to more than 8,000 meters in a few hundred
kilometers has resulted in a huge diversity of flora and fauna. Nearly 1000
birds have been recorded in the Himalayas of which 15 species are fully endemic.
India Post North Karnataka Region (Dharwad) has brought out a 2nd set of 49 Picture
postcards on the theme Birds of the Himalayas, celebrating the
International Bio diversity decade 2011-2020.
