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Firefighters remove 3-meter-long king cobra in China's Yunnan

STORY: Firefighters remove 3-meter-long king cobra in China's Yunnan DATELINE: July 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of firefighters pulling the king cobra out of an agricultural machine STORYLINE: A 3-meter-long king cobra was found hiding in an agricultural machine in a residential house in Huaning County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Firefighters helped remove the snake and released it into the wild. King cobra (Ophigus Hannah) is the world's largest and most venomous snake species. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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3-meter-long python taken away by firefighters in SW China

STORY: 3-meter-long python taken away by firefighters in SW China DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:11 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a python taken away by firefighters STORYLINE: A three-meter-long python was taken away by firefighters in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Osaka theater decorated with traditional New Year's red snapper

OSAKA, Japan - Workers put up a 3-meter-long papier-mache red snapper at the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka as a New Year's decoration on Dec. 25, 2009. Glaring red snappers, or ''nirami tai,'' were a popular seasonal decoration at theaters in western Japan before World War II and the puppet theater is reviving the tradition.

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Guinness Book lists world biggest aloha shirt

HONOLULU, United States - The Guinness Book of Records recently listed this 3-meter-long aloha shirt as the world's biggest. The shirt, exhibited at a souvenir shop in Honolulu, was made in 1986 for a local festival.

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Swim with whale

Swimmers look at a 3-meter-long whale released in a swim area in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Taiji, western Japan, on July 22, 2022.

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Swim with whale

Swimmers look at a 3-meter-long whale released in a swim area in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Taiji, western Japan, on July 22, 2022.

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Herdsmen demonstrate horse lassoing in north China's Inner Mongolia

STORY: Herdsmen demonstrate horse lassoing in north China's Inner Mongolia DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: INNER MONGOLIA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of herdsmen performing horse lassoing STORYLINE: It's the season for herdsmen in Wulate Middle Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, to lasso and tame horses. Horse lassoing is a tradition that requires years of skillful practice. On the grassland, every herdsman holds a 3-meter-long uurga (Mongolia-style lasso) in their hands. When they catch up with the galloping horse, they quickly take out uurga, wrap the rope around the neck of the galloping horse, and then tighten the rope until the spirited horse is exhausted. The riders would target the strongest horse to lasso. Once the target is selected, they will whip to speed up and catch up with the target. The riders must seize the opportunity. In a flash, the lasso on uurga wrapped the horse's neck, and the wild horse would soon be tamed. Inner

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Annual alligator washing

Zookeepers wash a 3-meter-long alligator at Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden southwest of Tokyo in the annual year-end cleanup on Dec. 26, 2017. The Izu Shimbun newspaper supplied the photo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual alligator washing

Zookeepers wash a 3-meter-long alligator at Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden southwest of Tokyo in the annual year-end cleanup on Dec. 26, 2017. The Izu Shimbun newspaper supplied the photo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka theater decorated with traditional New Year's red snapper

OSAKA, Japan - Workers put up a 3-meter-long papier-mache red snapper at the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka as a New Year's decoration on Dec. 25, 2009. Glaring red snappers, or ''nirami tai,'' were a popular seasonal decoration at theaters in western Japan before World War II and the puppet theater is reviving the tradition. (Kyodo)

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Mitsui Engineering, KDDI unit to launch underwater robot

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. and Kokusai Marine Engineering Corp., a KDDI Corp. affiliate, announced May 11 that they will launch an autonomous underwater vehicle untethered by control cables (shown in photo) for business use. The 3-meter-long ''Aqua Explorer 2000 (AE 2000)'' is made to patrol and maintain existing optical fiber cables underwater cost-effectively. It can operate at a speed of 5.6 kilometers per hour on the seafloor at depths of up to 2,000 meters.

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Guinness Book lists world biggest aloha shirt

HONOLULU, United States - The Guinness Book of Records recently listed this 3-meter-long aloha shirt as the world's biggest. The shirt, exhibited at a souvenir shop in Honolulu, was made in 1986 for a local festival.