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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International Moon Day
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Frankenstein Friday
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International Polar Bear Day
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland
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Go climb a tree
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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Jane’s Carousel delights
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Black History Month
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Merry Christmas!
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Pride 2024
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Giving Tuesday
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World Space Week
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Construction workers resting above Manhattan
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Groundhog Day
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Star Wars Day
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Seville, Spain
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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A unique elephant encounter in Nantes
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Islands of the Salish Sea
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Goats don t grow on trees
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A bull, some flowers, and a stratovolcano
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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Celebrating the first day of spring
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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World Space Week begins
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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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The forecast calls for blooms
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