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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Porcupine
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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A dramatic view of Sicily
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Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
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Punakaiki on South Island, New Zealand
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Easter
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In the Himalayas for International Mountain Day
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Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
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Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
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Finnish Independence Day
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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We heart Berlin
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Manatee Appreciation Day
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A different view of sharks
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This park is Superkilen
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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Negratín Reservoir, Granada, Spain
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Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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Italy s submerged village
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
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Autumn’s swan song
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Three cheers for polar bears!
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Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
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The Canary Islands, Spain
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Summer solstice