Dorcas Gazelle (Gazella dorcas)
Michel Reference
TN 712
Stanley Reference
TN 681
Yvert Reference
TN 658
Themes
Animals
Description
This stamp celebrates the Dorcas Gazelle (Gazella dorcas), supreme incarnation of the grace and fragility of Tunisia's Saharan ecosystems.
The Dorcas gazelle, or more simply “Ghazal”, is the smallest and most emblematic gazelle of Tunisia. Although it once covered vast areas, it is today mainly confined to the protected areas of southern Tunisia, notably in the Dghoumès National Park and the Jbil National Park.
She is a champion of adaptation. It can go its entire life without drinking a drop of water, extracting all the moisture it needs from the vegetation it consumes, such as acacia leaves or desert succulents.
The Dorcas gazelle, or more simply “Ghazal”, is the smallest and most emblematic gazelle of Tunisia. Although it once covered vast areas, it is today mainly confined to the protected areas of southern Tunisia, notably in the Dghoumès National Park and the Jbil National Park.
She is a champion of adaptation. It can go its entire life without drinking a drop of water, extracting all the moisture it needs from the vegetation it consumes, such as acacia leaves or desert succulents.
Size
33x22 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Jalel Ben Abdallah
Printers
Courvoisier S.A
Perforation
11¾
Print
Photogravure
Face Value
0,15 DT
Mint Value
—
Used Value
—
Print Run
1 000 000 exemplaires
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