World Hippo Day, a giant celebration

World Hippo Day, a giant celebration

Hippopotamus mother and baby, Chobe National Park, Botswana (© jacobeukman/Getty Images)

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Feb. 15, 2025The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
Feb. 15, 2026World Whale Day

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Dec. 10, 2025Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Dec. 4, 2023Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Oct. 26, 2024Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
Nov. 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Nov. 14, 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Huddled and hunting
Sanctuary among the trees
Mar. 28, 2026African buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Sep. 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
Dec. 17, 2024Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
Aug. 7, 2025Monoliths of the Mingan Archipelago, Quebec
Nov. 23, 2024Fibonacci Day
Dec. 2, 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Aug. 31, 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska, United States
Jun. 27, 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Celebrating the tropics
Don’t look down!
Dec. 5, 2025Maya site of Copán
Dec. 24, 2023Christmas Eve
A destination for all seasons
Mar. 12, 2025Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Oct. 16, 2023Golden larches and Prusik Peak, Enchantments, Washington
Jan. 23, 2026Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
Bridging past and present
Jul. 16, 2024Dinosaur Provincial Park
Jul. 20, 2024International Moon Day
Sep. 21, 2024Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
May 24, 2024Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Nov. 22, 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
Napping near the North Pole