China: Cat Stands on Two Legs but Gets Stuck with Litter Box in Xinjiang

A video shot in Xinjiang on September 22 captured the moment a cat suddenly stood up on two legs and grabbed a litter box with its front paws. It seemed stuck but later lowered its body and sank back onto all fours.

China: Playful Snow Leopard Stands and Twirls with Soccer Ball in Qinghai

On September 11, 2025, in Qinghai, China, a snow leopard was caught on video playing with a dangling soccer ball. The leopard stood on its hind legs, twirled in circles while holding the ball, and then landed back on all fours, still playfully pawing at it.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Ryuji Miura of Japan drops down on all fours after finishing eighth in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2025.

Giant panda at western Japan zoo

Giant panda at western Japan zoo

Touhin, one of three giant pandas at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, who is to be flown to China, walks on all fours on her final day for public viewing on Feb. 21, 2023.

Football World Cup in Qatar

Football World Cup in Qatar

Takumi Minamino (bottom) drops down on all fours after missing Japan's first spot kick during a penalty shootout in a World Cup round of 16 football match against Croatia at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, on Dec. 5, 2022.

Worshippers pray at Tibetan Buddhist temple in China's Gansu

Worshippers pray at Tibetan Buddhist temple in China's Gansu

Worshippers pray on all fours and with their foreheads touching the ground at a Tibetan Buddhist temple in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Feb. 26, 2015, during the Tibetan New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo