A Lynx - of the four Lynx genus species of medium-sized wildcats.

The Shoebill is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill.

The adult bird is 115–150 cm tall, 100–140 cm long, 230–260 cm across the wings and weighs 4 to 7 kg Adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are browner. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia.

This postcard doesn't show Ukraine but I love a quote Margarita wrote on the postcard. 'Love is when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is better than dream'. Like it because it's so true. I wish I could be able to say that...

Wish I knew Chinese language...

From Russia.

 

The Dongsha Marine National Park is Taiwan's seventh and latest national park. It is managed by the Ministry of the Interior. It was established on January 17, 2007. The Park is on the Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea and includes the atolls and surrounding sea areas. The total area is 3,537 km², with 1.74 km² of land. The main part of the Park is the Dongsha Island, a circular atoll 25 kilometres in diameter, with tropical monsoon climate. It is about 445 km from the nearest Taiwanese city, Kaohsiung.

Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County) is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the USA. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region.

On the postcard we can see Keeneland Race Course. It was built on the old Keene estate. The original deed to the land was signed by Patrick Henry. It now serves as a location of a high quality thoroughbred racing. 

The Pantanal (Pantanal Conservation Area) is a tropical wetland and the world's largest wetland of any kind. It lies mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul but extends into Mato Grosso as well as into portions of Bolivia and Paraguay, sprawling over an area estimated at between 140,000 square kilometers and 195,000 square kilometer.
In 2000, the Pantanal was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.