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This stamp is from the French Southern Antarctic Lands, or Territory. It is Scott number 242, printed by recess printing, and with a perforation of 13, the stamp was issued on the first of January, 1998.
It features a Porbeagle shark, Lanma nasus.
A mackerel shark, in the family Lamnidae, the porbeagle lives in the North Atlantic, and around the southern hemisphere. They can grow to over 8 feet (2.5 meters), and around 300 pounds (135 kg).
They eat mostly fish and squid, and are most commonly found along the outer continental shelf. They are long-distance migrators to, and will move between shallow and deep water.
Mating season begins in September in both northern and southern hemispheres, and most pups are born between May to July. Usually 4 pups are born, and are around 2 feet (.6 m) long.
The eggs hatch within the mother’s body, and the young sharks first food is unfertilized eggs also produced by their mother at the same time as their own eggs.
They have not been confirmed to attack humans, though an occasional attack has been attributed to them, they haven’t been really caught at it.
They are fished for food, and have become rare in the north Atlantic.
The name porbeagle has been given many possible origins, but it’s not really sure why they have that name.
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