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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
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Daylight saving time
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Hot and Spicy Food Day
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Star Wars Day
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International Day of Mangrove Conservation
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Lick Observatory
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Skyscraper Day
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National Umbrella Day
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A bohemian feline
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Eurasian scops owl
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A ‘Superior’ paddle
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A memorial in Germany
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World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
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A river on the tundra
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Silver-studded blue butterflies
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Celebrate International Women’s Day
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Lake Peipus, Estonia
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Take the Stairs Day
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Row, row, row your gondola
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Porcupine
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Eye of the cave
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Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida
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Canada s $20 view
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Happy Fat Tuesday!
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World Wildlife Day
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