Special and/or rare animal postcards

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I’m very interested in nature and animals. Have you sent or received any cards from special and/or rare animals? I’m talking about lesser known animals hoping to see some I didn’t know about yet.

I’ll start with the tarsier, only to be found on various islands of Southeast Asia:

Never feed a tarsier after midnight! Hang on… that’s a gremlin. :wink:

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I have lots of Pangolin postcards

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I have once received this olm card through a forum swap:

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I have received a Siberian flying squirrel, it’s so cute!

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I’ve received once a maxicard with long-eared hedgehog (Long-eared hedgehog - Wikipedia) from Belarus, which is super cute
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Not sure what is for you a rare animal… some of I would say are not broad well-known

Tui from New Zealand

Hoazin

Madagaskar moon moth

I assume quite well know but rather rare

Tasmanian devil

Rhinoceros hornbill

Eurasian bittern (not 100% sure)

Bottom right - urson or north American porcupine

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I did not know the Tui bird. :grin:

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That’s so cool! :hedgehog:

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I have this one from Finland which I love

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These are one of my favourite animals! I have quite a few of these in my Favourites (wish list).

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Think i replied to the wrong person :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

This is my flying squirrel

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Yes I have this one too! :heart_eyes:
Cool to add stamps to the thread. :+1:

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I think the only kind of rare animal I’ve sent was this red panda from a Portuguese zoo.

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Thanks everyone for responding so far. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:
Keep ‘em coming!

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The mystery bird shown on card UA-964166 is a hoatzin, a unique leaf eating bird found in swamps in the Amazon. The chicks have claws on their wings, used to scramble around in the foliage.

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Crowned newt. Maybe also not that well known

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Shame, SHAME upon @Xute for neglecting to mention these incredible nudibranch cards that she gave to me, because she is wonderful and amazing:

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Look at their feathery little butt decorations! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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These are incredible indeed! Thanks for sharing. :snail: ( :arrow_left: its boring cousin :grin:)

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Thanks for the nudis! I was waiting for them to show up in this thread, I only received their cousins

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have found some more rare animal in my sent this time

(Matter Pillenwälzer - were not able to find a English translation of his name. - Sisyphus schaefferi)

raccoon dog - not sure if they are special or rare, but at least cute :smiley:

or whats about a Kind eider?

or this little guy? Namib web-footed gecko

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