Squirrel Appreciation Day 2024
Squirrel Appreciation Day – January 21, 2023
-Ground Squirrels – members of the squirrel family (Sciuridae) which live on or in the ground, rather than trees.
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Squirrel Appreciation Day – January 21, 2023
-Ground Squirrels – members of the squirrel family (Sciuridae) which live on or in the ground, rather than trees.
Save the Eagle Day – January 10, 2023
-The African Fish Eagle or African Sea Eagle is found in sub-Saharan Africa where there are large open bodies of water.
International Monkey Day – December 14, 2022.
– #InternationalMonkeyDay
National Wolf Awareness Week – October 16-22 2022
-The Wolf also known as Gray Wolf or Grey Wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia & North America
National Badger Day – October 6, 2023
– Badgers live on all continents except South America, Antarctica, and Australia.
International Raccoon Appreciation Day – October 01, 2023
– Raccoons are known for their bandit-like dark face masks.
Happy Goose Day – September 29, 2023
– The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is well known for flying in a distinctive V-formation.
International Rabbit Day – September 23, 2023
– Cottontail Rabbits (Sylvilagus) are found in the Americas.
National Fox Day – September 17, 2023
– Arctic Foxes are well adapted to living in frigid-cold environments in the Arctic & Polar region in the Northern Hemisphere.
International Vulture Awareness Day – September 02, 2023
– The Hooded Vulture has a wide distribution throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
National Honey Bee Day – August 19, 2023
– Honeybees fly at a speed of over 25km per hour and beat their wings over 200 times per second.
International Owl Awareness Day – August 04, 2023
– The Great Gray Owl is the largest species of oel in the world.
World Snake Day – July 16, 2023
– Snakes are the 2nd largest group of reptiles; lizards are the largest group.
Don’t Step on a BEE Day! – July 10, 2023
– Bees have two stomachs – one stomach for eating and the other special stomach is for storing nectar collected from flowers or water so that they can carry it back to their hive.