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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Have fun storming the castle
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A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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A sea of swirling stone
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Darwin Day
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Plate ice along Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Wyoming celebrates its statehood
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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First Cliff Walk
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A great white egret in Hungary
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Reflecting on fall
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Bow Bridge in Central Park, New York City
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The Sky Over Nine Columns in Venice, Italy
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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They’re grrrape!
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How do ladybugs winter?
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The aftermath of a meteorite
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Stompin’ with the Big Chief
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Merry and bright
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Under Parisian skies
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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Silvereyes in South Korea
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Pups of the prairie
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World Olive Tree Day
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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Antarctica Day
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