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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Islands that turned the tide
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Sitting down and taking a stand
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A hint of spring
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Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
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Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
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Christmas star lanterns, Germany
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Pearl of the Adriatic
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Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
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Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
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Nesting season for the leatherbacks
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Headed to the High Country
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World Otter Day
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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National Roller Coaster Day
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Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia
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It s Independence Day in Mexico
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It’s Giving Tuesday
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Its Halfway Day!
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A peak in the clouds
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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Forward-thinking women of history
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It s Teacher Appreciation Week
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Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
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So, how long till springtime?
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Cranborne Chase, England
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Rumelihisarı in Istanbul, Türkiye
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World Art Day
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Of moose and Maine
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