When people talk about the ‘dog days of summer,’ they’re referring to the sultry, hot days of the season that sometimes seem to stretch on forever–just like those long legs on the star of today’s homepage. This is a maned wolf, also known as a ‘fox on stilts,’ and it’s the largest species of canid in South America. As a canid, it belongs to the same family as the domestic dog, wolf, and coyote, and we think it makes a fun spokescritter for summer’s ‘dog days.’
Summer’s in home stretch
Today in History
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A wetland in Västmanland, Sweden
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Dancing waters of Dubai
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An improbable tribute for Towel Day
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World Sea Turtle Day
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The moth wonderful time of the year
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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We stand with Ukraine
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Art in the chapel
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World-class art comes to Arkansas
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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Fighting evil with costumes
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Midsummer in Sweden
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New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
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When science looks like magic
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A water loch-ed castle
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A Great view from above
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Rosa Parks Day
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Happy Hobbit Day
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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Edinburgh festivals
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A willowy welcome to spring
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Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
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Presidents Day
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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Womens History Month
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Baddest of the badlands
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St. Patrick s Day