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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
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National Public Lands Day
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Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
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International Moon Day
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An underwater rainbow
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Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
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Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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Tiffany Dome, Chicago Cultural Center, Illinois
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Poppies in bloom
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World Childrens Day
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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A different kind of dive
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Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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Joshua Tree National Park, California
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Patriot Day
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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World Teachers Day
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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
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Lace up your hiking boots for Mountain Day
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Veterans Day
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World Bee Day
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Star Wars Day
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Remembering Jimmy Carter
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Asteroid Day
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