Today"s image shows a Eurasian red squirrel perched in the snow, highlighting the thick winter coat and distinctive ear tufts that set this species apart. Native to forests across Europe and parts of Asia, red squirrels depend on a varied diet of seeds, nuts, buds and fungi. To prepare for colder months, they scatter food stores across their territory and construct well-insulated nests—called dreys—inside tree hollows or high among branches.
Eurasian red squirrel
Today in History
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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
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Verdon Gorge, France
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The ‘Old Bridge,’ reborn
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Get ready for the blood moon
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Happy World Whale Day!
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
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A traboule in Lyon, France
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An old bridge in a new light
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Cable car station on Piz Nair mountain, Graubünden, Switzerland
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A mirror reflecting natures beauty
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Grizzly bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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Sundance Film Festival
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Aspen trees, British Columbia
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International Archaeology Day
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Lei Day
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Happy Easter!
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World Hippo Day, a giant celebration
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The Coast of Death
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Launching hopes and prayers
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Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Where the humpback whale sings
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Winter at Valley Forge
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International Dark Sky Week
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Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
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National Llama Day
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A remote oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert
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