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Stamps featuring the Various Breeds of Domestic Cat

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The Philippine Postal Corporation will issue a set of stamps and a souvenir sheet featuring various breeds of domestic cat.

Trivias about the Various Breeds of Domestic Cat

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The cat (or domestic cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. It is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to destroy vermin. A skilled predator, the cat is known to hunt over 1,000 species for food. Intelligent, the cat can be trained to obey simple commands, and has been known to teach itself to manipulate simple mechanisms.

The trinomial name of the domestic cat is Felis silvestris catus. Its closest predomesticated ancestor is believed to be the African wild, Felis silvestris lybica. Humans have developed several dozen breeds of cat, in a variety of colors. Some of which are the following:

1. Himalayan - The Himalayan, also called colourpoint Persian, is a breed of cat with extremely long, fluffy fur, and blue eyes and the points of a Siamese. Himalayan is the American term, while in Europe they are referred to as colourpoint Persians. The body of a Himalayan is white, but the points come in many different colors:blue, brown, lilac, chocolate, flame, red, and cream. These cats are sweet tempered, intelligent, social and good companions.

2. Maine Coon - United States is the country of origin. The Maine Coon is one of the largest breeds of domestic cat, known for its intelligence and playfulness as well as its distinctive physical appearance. The breed is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America and originated from New England, making it America's first indigenous show cat. Maine Coons are very large and energetic cats, sometimes weighing 11.3 kilograms (25 Ibs); the average weight is 6 to 9 kilograms (13-20 Ibs) for adult males and less (7-11 Ibs) for females. The most common color/pattern in the breed is brown with tabby markings.

Trivias about Philippine Wild Ducks

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Ducks are web-footed swimming birds in the family Anatidae, which also includes the goose and swan. It is distinguished from the goose and swan by its comparatively small size, short neck and legs, its somewhat flattened body and the sexes usually have a different plumage. In common with them, and with the flamingo, it has transverse, tooth-like ridges called lamellae, just inside the edges of the bill, for straining edible matter from mud or water. The numerous species of ducks occur throughout the world on fresh or salt waters and on many oceanic small islands.

Ducks do not need and will not use dropping boards or nests, and an open shed littered with straw. They feed on plants, seeds, grains, animal foodstuffs, milk and almost any type of feeding material found on a farm. Since ducks are rugged and are able to care for themselves, they do well on free range. Also, ducks can be successfully raised without water facilities for swimming. However, they breed most naturally when they have swimming facilities.

1. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - The mallard breeds in subarctic and temperate regions in different countries of the world. It is the ancestor of most domestic ducks and is one of the best known birds in the world. It is usually confused with domestic ducks in ricefields called "quack".

2. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - There are about fifteen species of teal distributed throuqhout the world. The best known is the green-winged teal which breeds in temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a small, fast-flying, surface feeding duck. The male is a beautiful small, gray bird with a green patch on the chestnut-colored head, and a conspicuous, metallic-green patch on the wing. The female is brown speckled with a green wing patch. Uncommon in freshwater wetlands, usually in small groups.