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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Whales in winter
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A splash by the sea
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A path lain with petals
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Merry Christmas
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First Cliff Walk
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Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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The borrowed days are here
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World Elephant Day
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Green sea turtle on World Oceans Day
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Happy Easter!
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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International Museum Day
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Kiteboarding and windsurfing in Croatia
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Balloon Ascension Day
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A young bull moose in Denali National Park, Alaska
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Bright and colorful peacock feathers
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Happy World Whale Day!
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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Autumn in Piedmont
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Zion National Park Turns 100
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Terraced fields of green
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1, 1, 2, 3: It s Fibonacci Day!
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St. Patrick s Day
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Into the woods
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The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
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Happy Presidents Day
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A water loch-ed castle
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Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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