Oh, to be a squirrel with a feast such as this! It"s National Mushroom Month, and it seems our red squirrel friend here in Alaska got a literal jump on celebrating. It might surprise you, but squirrels don"t only eat nuts. They"ll eat just about whatever"s around and that includes big mushrooms. Though a small percentage of wild mushrooms can be poisonous to humans, squirrels can eat many of these frightening fungi without worry, thanks to special proteins in their guts. Nice to know someone"s enjoying them.
National Mushroom Month
Today in History
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Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
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African bush elephants in Namibia
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Shark Fin Cove, California
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Space-age style by the sea
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Black History Month
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Marine Day, Japan
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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Green fields of grain
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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Irohazaka road
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A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil
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Yellow-eyed penguins, Moeraki, New Zealand
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Grand finish of Le Tour
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With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?
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A winter light show
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World Architecture Day
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Wildebeest on the move
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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Merry Christmas
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Splendid leaf frog
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Honoring those who served
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Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California
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