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
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The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
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National Hummingbird Day
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Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Singing praises of the oceans
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National Hummingbird Day
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Trunks stick together
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We re gonna need a bigger birdhouse
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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Tufa formations in Mono Lake, California
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World Honey Bee Day
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National Trails Day
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Happy Mother s Day!
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Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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Travel Sunday: Flamenco in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Smoking nights in Austria
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Maple and bamboo forests in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
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