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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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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Big wheels on a big mountain
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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National Bison Day
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Happy Juneteenth!
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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A different view of sharks
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A species no longer at risk
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Poppies in bloom
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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Westerheversand Lighthouse
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National Fossil Day
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Is that a smile?
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Bridge to infinity
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Bobbio, Italy
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Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
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Fibonacci Day
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
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International Museum Day
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A silent witness to history
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It s Star Wars Day
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Rooftops in the walled city of Urbino, Italy
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Black Fell in England s Lake District
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Muir Woods National Monument anniversary
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A theatrical dream
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Playa del Silencio, Spain
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A traboule in Lyon, France
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International Day of the Tropics
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