When people talk about the ‘dog days of summer,’ they’re referring to the sultry, hot days of the season that sometimes seem to stretch on forever–just like those long legs on the star of today’s homepage. This is a maned wolf, also known as a ‘fox on stilts,’ and it’s the largest species of canid in South America. As a canid, it belongs to the same family as the domestic dog, wolf, and coyote, and we think it makes a fun spokescritter for summer’s ‘dog days.’
Summer’s in home stretch
Today in History
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National Fossil Day
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The crossroads of empires
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A growing business
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Eurasian lynx
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Nature Photography Day
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Pride Month
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200th anniversary of Brazilian independence
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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Bournemouth beach huts
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Happy Canada Day!
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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Flag Day
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It s only Wednesday
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Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
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Happy Astronomy Day!
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day
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Citizenship Day and Constitution Day
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Explorer of the sea
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International Archaeology Day
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Fall for birding
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Center-Val de Loire, France
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Park of the Monsters, Bomarzo, Italy
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Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
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African bush elephants in Namibia
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The circular castle of Cornwall
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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An historic forest
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