January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Really. It was established by Christy Hargrove, a wildlife rehabilitator from North Carolina, to draw attention to the importance of these remarkably widespread creatures. Native to five continents and currently living on six (there"s no Antarctic squirrel), there are about 285 species of squirrels in the world, ranging from the tiny African pygmy squirrel to the Bhutan giant flying squirrel (when in Bhutan, be ready to duck).
Observing a squirrelly day
Today in History
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Honoring those who served
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Happy Hobbit Day
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International Museum Day
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Pamukkale, Turkey
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Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia
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Telašćica Nature Park, Dugi Otok, Croatia
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Tiny fliers head south
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Borovets ski resort in Bulgaria
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Arbor Day
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The eloquence of elephants
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It s Star Wars Day
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In memory of those lost
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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Blooming sunflowers
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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A light at the edge of the world
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Merry Christmas
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Fall for Chile
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Short-eared owl
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Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
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It’s Endangered Species Day
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Nothing plain about it
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Make way for robots
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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A black heron canopy feeding in Botswana
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Penguin Awareness Day
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‘The mountains are calling’
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Happy Diwali!
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