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Striped Hyena

This definitive stamp celebrates Mauritania's wildlife diversity and Saharan ecosystem by illustrating a striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena). The detailed engraving depicts the creature moving through tall savanna grasses against a background of sparse trees, highlighting its characteristic mane and distinct vertical body stripes. This imagery carries a message of ecological preservation and biological adaptation, emphasizing the preservation of native nocturnal predators that inhabit the sub-Saharan and Sahelian borderlands. Within the Mauritanian national context, the stamp showcases the rich faunal heritage of the republic, encouraging environmental awareness and documentation of the country's diverse mammalian species.