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Wild and wandering
Far out in the Atlantic Ocean off Nova Scotia, you’ll find small and lonely Sable Island, with its rolling sand dunes whipped by ocean winds. It’s been visited by pirates and has seen many shipwrecks in its long history, but today the island is home only to several hundred wild horses. How did they get there? Are they descended from horses who survived a shipwreck? Possibly, but more likely their ancestors were Acadian horses brought by settlers and later abandoned. Either way, these wild horses have a great story to tell.
Peregrine falcons have stories of their own to tell. Their name means wanderer, and they travel far, some species migrating from northern Canada all the way to South America each year. These masterful hunting birds have sharp bills and talons, and are very fast, capable of flying more than 300 kilometres per hour.
These remarkable animals now appear in engraved portraits on two stamps issued by Canada Post at the $2 rate. These stamps are high value definitives, meant to be used regularly for heavy mail, like parcels, so they’ll likely be around for collectors to enjoy for some time. |
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