The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year Jun 21, 2021

The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year

Happy summer! Today marks the first full day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Today also happens to be World Giraffe Day, so we"ve picked this Rothschild"s giraffe dining on tree leaves in Kenya"s Lake Nakuru National Park to honor both occasions.

© Theo Allofs/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

Jun 21, 2018Inhale and exhale, it’s Yoga Day
Jun 21, 2019Ode to the sun
Jun 21, 2020Grab onto the handlebars, kid
Jun 21, 2022Summer solstice
Jun 21, 2023Summer solstice
Jun 21, 2024World Giraffe Day
Jun 21, 2025World Giraffe Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 17, 2021A walk among the giants
Oct 2, 2020A wild and scenic scene
Jan 8, 2026Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
Apr 3, 2021A light at the edge of the world
Sep 6, 2024Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
Jun 15, 2021Are you older than this lake?
Mar 26, 2022Spring awakens
Mar 20, 2025Spring equinox
Apr 9, 2023Happy Easter!
Feb 5, 2019Welcome to the Year of the Pig
Oct 15, 2020A star is borne by seaweed
Nov 12, 2023Diwali
Nov 20, 2022World Children s Day
Oct 30, 2020Who s there? The largest owl in the world
Sep 19, 2021Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
Jul 5, 2024Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
Aug 21, 2023Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
Apr 1, 2018Happy Easter from the ‘peeps’ at Bing
Dec 2, 2025Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
Sep 28, 2023World Maritime Day
Jun 24, 2018The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
Oct 18, 2024Autumn in Central Park, New York
Jun 2, 2021The dry days of winter in Etosha
May 22, 2021Blue paradise on the Costa Brava
May 27, 2024Fallen but not forgotten
Nov 21, 2019Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!
May 22, 2025International Day for Biological Diversity
Aug 2, 2018The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
Sep 9, 2025A Eurasian red squirrel in Switzerland
Mar 17, 2021An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle