Animals

The Toad

The Toad was­n’t a real toad. It didn’t need to be. It was the kind of crea­ture that lurks in the damp cor­ners of child­hood night­mares, in the half-remem­bered warn­ings of old sto­ries.

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Walking the Dog Day

Walk­ing the Dog Day (or Nation­al Walk Your Dog Day) is observed annu­al­ly on Feb­ru­ary 22nd. Of course it isn’t meant to sug­gest you walk your dog only once a year!

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International Sloth Day

Inter­na­tion­al Sloth Day is cel­e­brat­ed annu­al­ly on Octo­ber 20th to raise aware­ness about these slow-mov­ing crea­tures and the con­ser­va­tion of their rain­for­est habi­tats.

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