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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Hey, don t you guys have somewhere to be?
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Vieste, Apulia, Italy
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Hey neighbor, it s World Space Week!
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Siblings Day
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North Cascades National Park at 50
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Great horned owl fledglings
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A path into history
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Take the stairs
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Happy Easter!
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Twas a night just like tonight
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There was gold in them there hills…
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National Mushroom Month
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A whale of a picture
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A whale of a hug
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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I m here! Take a look at me!
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Does this shark have an Irish accent?
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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A festival of lights in India
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The wild heart of Tasmania
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Shadows on the solstice
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Basking in the glow
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A notorious advocate for women
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
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Instant romance
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Indian Independence Day
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Sequential images of a total solar eclipse