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 Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, India
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A grotesque scene
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Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Black History Month
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Zion National Park, Utah
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Marine Day, Japan
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Anniversary of the British Museum
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In praise of the pipes
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Who created the Easter Bunny?
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Ode to the sun
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Dolomites
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National Take the Stairs Day
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International Day of the Tropics
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Dancing waters of Dubai
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World Elephant Day
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Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile
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Independence Day
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Knuthöjdsmossen, a nature reserve in Sweden
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A view from the top
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Marine Day in Japan
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Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Unbearable cuteness
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Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera
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Feel the spray in Monterey
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Kings of the Kalahari
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Computer Science EDU Week
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
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