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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Christmas Bird Count
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Galeries Lafayette, Paris
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The borrowed days are here
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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Kluane National Park
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World Environment Day
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Ukrainian Independence Day
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Lake Peipus, Estonia
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
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A bridge too Fawr
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Maldives
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
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The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
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New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
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A willowy welcome to spring
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World Elephant Day
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National Moth Week
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The Crown of the Continent
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Muir Woods National Monument anniversary
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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3,000 years of history
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American bison
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The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
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What are we looking at?
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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