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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National Fossil Day
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Cousins Day
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To Roswell, and beyond!
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
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Lizard of mystery
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An island hopper s paradise
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Snow buntings take flight
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Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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2022 Winter Paralympics
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Daylight saving time
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International Day of the Tropics
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Sand, sun, and sk8ers
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National Bison Day
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act marks 42 years
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Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota
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Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!
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American Eagle Day
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Red squirrel
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Red-leaf hunting in Japan
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Sunburst at Angkor
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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Things are looking up
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