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Today in History

Aug 3, 2026Colourful boats in Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta
Dec 11, 2025International Mountain Day
Feb 5, 2024Monarch butterflies
Dec 27, 2024Lake Bled, Slovenia
Mar 28, 2026African buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Jan 28, 2025Short-eared owl
Apr 24, 2026Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
Jun 18, 2026The ruins of Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Peru
Feb 7, 2025Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
A small but mighty guardian
Jul 17, 2026Vai, Crete, Greece
Just a couple of know-it-owls
Jan 30, 2024Martyrs’ Day
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California, United States
Dec 19, 2024Sibiu Christmas Market, Romania
When just a pinch of salt won’t do
Oct 5, 2024African elephants in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
You otter check this out
Jan 31, 2026International Zebra Day
Feb 13, 2024Marigny, New Orleans, USA
This island is more than a mile high
Aug 17, 2026False clownfish off Cabilao Island, Bohol, Philippines
The sea that acts like a lake
Jul 28, 2024Colourful bathing huts on the beach in Skåne County, Sweden
Nov 16, 2023World Philosophy Day
Sep 12, 2025World Dolphin Day
Sep 4, 2025Grizzly bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, United States
Nov 30, 2023Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Nov 11, 2024Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Nov 13, 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain