Friday, August 26, 2016

INDIA POSTCARDS COLLECTION

INDIAN BISON (GAUR)
The gaur is the tallest species of wild cattle
Gaur are among the largest living land animals
Gaur is the largest wild bovid alive today

   Gaur (Bos Gaurus) is the largest extant Bovine of India, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. They are largely confined to evergreen and deciduous forests.  The western Ghats constitute of the most extensive strongholds of Gaur.  Due to their formidable size and power, Gaur has a few natural enemies.  Only the tiger and the salt water crocodile have been reported to kill a full-grown adult.  There are several cases of tigers being killed by gaur too.
The gaur is the State Animal of the State of Goa in India.

Thanks to Adil Ahamed  - INDIA
Received: June 24, 2016

Monday, August 22, 2016

INDONESIA POSTCARDS COLLECTION

AURORA
Arctic Circle, Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Antarctic Circle, Aurora Australis (Southern Lights)

   An Aurora, sometimes referred to as a polar light, is a natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high latitude regions.
Northern latitudes, Arctic Circle, aurora borealis (or the northern lights)

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, appears when solar wind particles collide with air molecules in the earth's atmosphere, transferring their energy into light.
Southern counterpart, Antarctic Circle, aurora australis (or the southern lights), has features that are almost identical to the aurora borealis and changes simultaneously with changes in the northern auroral zone.

Thanks to Suryana Josephine Panggabean  - INDONESIA
Received: May 24, 2016