Today"s image shows a Eurasian red squirrel perched in the snow, highlighting the thick winter coat and distinctive ear tufts that set this species apart. Native to forests across Europe and parts of Asia, red squirrels depend on a varied diet of seeds, nuts, buds and fungi. To prepare for colder months, they scatter food stores across their territory and construct well-insulated nests—called dreys—inside tree hollows or high among branches.
Eurasian red squirrel
Today in History
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When landscape met wilderness
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A grizzly bear sanctuary
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Asteroid Day
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Antarctica Day
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Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
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Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
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Rocks rock!
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Dad on duty
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Jellies in a world of their own
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Who’s snoozing?
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Plate ice along Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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International Whale Shark Day
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Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
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Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles, Bavaria, Germany
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The Painted Hills, Oregon
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The ‘Old Bridge,’ reborn
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Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
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A very public display of affection
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Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site
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81st anniversary of D-Day
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When life imitates art
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Lake Ontario, Toronto, during winter
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Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
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A future built on the past
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, USA
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National Llama Day
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Ouimet Canyon in the Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park
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And so it begins!
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