January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Really. It was established by Christy Hargrove, a wildlife rehabilitator from North Carolina, to draw attention to the importance of these remarkably widespread creatures. Native to five continents and currently living on six (there"s no Antarctic squirrel), there are about 285 species of squirrels in the world, ranging from the tiny African pygmy squirrel to the Bhutan giant flying squirrel (when in Bhutan, be ready to duck).
Observing a squirrelly day
Today in History
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Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
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A river runs through it
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Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
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A house of grand scale(s)
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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National Take a Hike Day
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The largest living organism on Earth
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Big dreams require a big sleigh
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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Happy Fathers Day!
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It’s Endangered Species Day
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National Panda Day
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The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
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International Tiger Day
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Arromanches-les-Bains for the 81st anniversary of D-Day
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Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
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Negratín Reservoir, Granada, Spain
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An uncommonly cool critter
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Shark Fin Cove, California
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World Space Week
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World Jellyfish Day
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Happy Syttende Mai!
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Manatees rebound
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
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World Teachers Day
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The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
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