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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Celebrating Madagascar on its Independence Day
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
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National Llama Day
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National Fossil Day
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Spread some love with Bing
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Fibonacci Day
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Alaska moose
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International Polar Bear Day
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Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
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Life in the slow lane
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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Celebrating the International Day of Forests
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It s time for spring
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International Day of Human Space Flight
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Sunburst at Angkor
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A bison preserve
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Museum Night in Berlin
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A learning garden
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Martinique
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American Eagle Day
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico
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The party’s just starting
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Happy Bee Day to you
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The long and wiggling path
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Happy Independence Day!
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Christmas Eve
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Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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