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
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Mar. 30, 2025Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Oct 10, 2026World Migratory Bird Day
Dec. 7, 2025A pine forest in Alsace, France
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Jan. 6, 2026Nuuk, Greenland
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Mar. 28, 2026African buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Mar. 26, 2026Logan Creek Suspension Bridge, West Coast Trail, British Columbia
Oct. 10, 2025Fiji Day
Sep. 22, 2023World Rhinoceros Day
Oct 29, 2026Standing stones at Avebury in Wiltshire, England
Sep. 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
Nov 6, 2026Bamboo forest, Haleakalā National Park, Maui, Hawaii
Dec. 7, 2024Lake Ontario, Toronto, during winter
American Red Cross pioneers
Nov. 3, 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
Is a hug really that magical?
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Oct. 26, 2023Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
Dec. 21, 2025Winter solstice
Nov. 17, 2023Copper Falls State Park, Wisconsin
Jul. 17, 2024Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
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Jun. 15, 2025Happy Fathers Day!
Meet for lunch?
Sep. 2, 2025Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
There’s more to Pisa than leaning towers
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