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Have I got a fun adventure planned for you! In this book, we're going on a stamp safari around the world, exploring thirty amazing animals from thirty different stamps in my collection. Each stamp is like a tiny window into another country, another ecosystem, another story. And here's the cool part. You will learn to read these miniature works of art like a detective, discovering clues hidden in the text, the imagery, and even the currency symbols. Ever wonder why a landlocked country like Mongolia would put a trained seal on its stamps? Or how a tiny Arabian emirate in the desert ended up featuring a zebra from Africa? Why do some countries print their stamps in multiple languages, and what can a scientific name in Latin tell you about when the stamp was designed? We'll answer all these questions and more as we meet lions prowling the savannas of Central Africa, pandas munching bamboo in China's misty mountains, and fish eagles swooping over Zambian lakes. You'll encounter wolves in the Carpathian Mountains, cheetahs on the plains of West Africa, and even a striped hyena trotting through the Middle Eastern desert. Along the way, you'll discover creatures you might never have heard of, like the pimple-nosed chameleon from Madagascar, the gray bamboo lemur that eats cyanide-filled plants, and the ghost bat of northern Australia that hunts other bats in the dark. You'll learn why the European otter's poop matters, how a mongoose can take on a cobra and survive, and what makes the African fish eagle's call ""the voice of Africa."" We'll explore banded mongooses in Tanzania, Barbary sheep in Mauritania, and even a marlin racing through the tropical waters of the Maldives. But this isn't just about animals. Each chapter teaches you how to decode a stamp: finding the country name (even when it's in Arabic, Polish, or Mongolian Cyrillic), identifying the currency and year of issue, spotting the designer's signature, and understanding why certain animals appear on certain stamps. You'll see how countries use stamps to celebrate their wildlife, raise awareness about endangered species, earn revenue from collectors, and share their natural heritage with the world. Some of these stamps come from countries that don't even exist anymore-like Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Upper Volta. Others feature animals whose scientific names have changed as scientists learned more about how species are related. And many showcase conservation success stories: species that were once nearly extinct but are now thriving thanks to dedicated protection efforts. At the end of each chapter, I give you a detective challenge, questions to investigate online, facts to hunt down on Wikipedia, videos to find on YouTube, and mysteries to solve about both the animals and the countries that honored them on stamps. Because the real fun isn't just in reading about these creatures. It is in becoming a wildlife detective yourself, following the clues wherever they lead. So, let's start our journey in the Republic of the Congo, where a male lion is striding across the savanna with his magnificent mane flowing in the breeze. Thirty stamps, thirty animals, thirty countries...and countless discoveries waiting for you to uncover. Ready? Let's explore!

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