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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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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Black History Month
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Yosemite National Park anniversary
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Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Joan charges Riverside Park
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Silver-studded blue butterflies
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Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
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World Whale Day
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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National Park Week begins
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Dog days of summer
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Aerial view of a heart-shaped field in Trittau, Germany
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Brotherly cubs
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Art in the high desert
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
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Once upon a time there was a bridge…
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International Mountain Day
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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World Laughter Day
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International Dark Sky Week
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National Mushroom Month
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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Float on
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Swimming with the sea cows
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Nazaré Lighthouse
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A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
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