The Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is placed in the genus Kobus of the family Bovidae. It was first described by Irish naturalist William Ogilby in 1833. Their coat colour varies from brown to grey. Waterbucks are rather sedentary in nature. As…
View More Malawi Philately: Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)The Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is a savanna antelope found in western, central, and southern Africa. It is one of the largest species of antelope; only eland, bongo and large male greater kudu can exceed them in weight. Named for their roan colour (a reddish brown), they have lighter underbellies,…
View More Malawi Philately: Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)The Suni (Nesotragus moschatus) is a small antelope. They are usually reddish brown, darker on their back than their sides and legs. The belly, chin, throat and insides of legs are white. The nostrils are prominent red, and there are black rings around the eyes and above the hooves. Females…
View More Malawi Philately: Livingstone’s Suni (Nesotragus Livingstonianus)The klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) is a small antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The sole member of its genus and subfamily/tribe, the klipspringer was first described by German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1783. The coat of the klipspringer, yellowish gray to reddish brown, acts as an…
View More Malawi Philately: Klipsinger (Oreotragus aceratos)The Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus) is a perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa. It is the smallest of Africa’s waterfowl, and one of the smallest in the world. Though pygmy geese have beaks like those of geese, they are more related to the dabbling ducks and other species called ‘ducks’. The…
View More Malawi Philately: Pigmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)The common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. It is the second largest antelope in the world, being slightly smaller on average than the giant eland. It was scientifically described by Peter…
View More Malawi Philately: Eland (Taurotragus oryx)The Impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The only extant member of the genus Aepyceros and tribe Aepycerotini, it was first described to European audiences by German zoologist Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1812. Two subspecies are recognised—the common impala, and the larger and darker…
View More Malawi Philately: Impala (Aepyceros melampus)The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands. The puku is sandy brown in colour, with the underbelly a slightly lighter brown. Adenota is an alternative genus or sub-genus within the Reduncinae sub-family of family Bovidae, composed of the species Kobus kob (Kob) and Kobus vardonii…
View More Malawi Philately: Puku (Adenota vardonii)The 4d stamp was created from various pictures, both black & white and coloured, of lake fishermen and dug-outs. These were of typical scenes on Lake Malawi where traditional fishermen use hollow tree-trunk canoes and small types of seine and gill nets. The two Kodachrome 35mm images below are: Photo…
View More Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 4d FishingReedbuck is a common name for African antelopes from the genus Redunca. The mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula) is an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of sub-Saharan Africa. It has a grey coat with a white underbelly and reddish-brown head and shoulders. Mountain reedbucks are predominantly grazers, and water…
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