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12 October 2025

kangaroos and koalas

Koalas are sometimes called koala bears, which is wrong, no matter how cuddly teddy bear-ish they look.  They are marsupials, which bears are certainly not.  Kangaroos however, are, so koalas and kangaroos are related.
There are four species of kangaroos - Eastern Grey, Western Grey, Red, and Antilopine.

The Antilopine kangaroos are found primarily in the north. The Reds are the largest.  There are way more Eastern Greys than Western Greys.  Both of these stamps feature Eastern Greys.


4 comments:

viridian said...

Here is my contribution:
https://viridianpostcard.blogspot.com/2025/10/sunday-stamps-letter-k.html

Lisa said...

Interesting animals. I've only seen them in zoos. Of course, I have my own marsupials, opossums! I've always found that odd they are here, and there.
Mine:
https://thisandthatablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/sunday-stamps-october-12-2025.html

marina said...

So much fun and sweetness from Australia!

Mail Adventures said...

I didn't know there are so many kinds of kangaroos!
My theme is a it different, as you know. See my stamps here.