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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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Happy Holi!
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Let us introduce you…
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Flag Day
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World Children s Day
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It’s showtime for a precious crop
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Splendid leaf frog
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Bryce Canyon National Park turns 100
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Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
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Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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El Valle de la Luna, Chile
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Longer days mean warmer sand
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Northern coast of Colombia
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In the Garden of Europe
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Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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The 80th anniversary of D-Day
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Celebrating Charles Darwin
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Chocolate Hills
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Tesla, the visionary
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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A wetland in Västmanland, Sweden
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Decorating for Diwali
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When science looks like magic
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National Take a Hike Day
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