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China: Small Cat Runs Off Carrying Oversized Fish in Jiangsu

On December 19, 2025, in Yancheng, Jiangsu, a small cat was filmed carrying a fish nearly as long as its body, repeatedly glancing back as it carefully ran off. The contrast between the tiny cat and the oversized fish made the moment both amusing and charming.

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China: Lost Wild Leopard Cat Raised by Domestic Cat in Sichuan

On November 24, 2025, in Liangshan, Sichuan Province, a touching wildlife encounter was captured on video. A tiny wild leopard cat cub, separated from its family, wandered into a farmer’s home and began nursing alongside domestic kittens. As the cub grew rapidly, the mother cat struggled to feed her oversized “baby.” Local forestry officials were later contacted to rescue and care for the leopard cat. Chinese viewers called it “the most adorable case of mistaken motherhood.”

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China: Mouse in Big Trouble as Cornered by Cat in Guangdong

On October 30, 2025, in Guangdong, located in southern China, a cat stood guard near a plastic bucket pressed against a wall. Inside the narrow gap, a small mouse trembled, unable to move. The cat watched quietly, waiting for the exhausted prey to stop struggling. Its patience and sharp focus showed the instinctive nature of a hunter.

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Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa Hits Cat 5, Sparks Evacuations and Warnings 2

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength as it approached Jamaica, bringing winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) and up to 1 meter (40 inches) of rain. The slow-moving storm was located southwest of Kingston and is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday. Authorities ordered evacuations in low-lying areas including Port Royal, opened nearly 900 shelters, and closed both international airports. Officials warned of “catastrophic” flash floods and landslides.

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Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa Hits Cat 5, Sparks Evacuations and Warnings

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength as it approached Jamaica, bringing winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) and up to 1 meter (40 inches) of rain. The slow-moving storm was located southwest of Kingston and is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday. Authorities ordered evacuations in low-lying areas including Port Royal, opened nearly 900 shelters, and closed both international airports. Officials warned of “catastrophic” flash floods and landslides.

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China: Rare Wild Lynx Sighting on Heilongjiang Highway

On October 10, 2025, a woman driving along National Highway 311 in the Greater Khingan Mountains, Heilongjiang, had a rare face-to-face encounter with a wild lynx. She stopped her car and called out “Mimi” as the lynx calmly watched before retreating into the forest.

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China: White Tiger Attempts Sneak on Zoo Visitor in Beijing

On April 17, 2023, in Beijing, located in northern China, a man stood with his back to a white tiger while eating an ice cream roll at the zoo. The tiger moved closer step by step, creating tension among onlookers. Suddenly, the tiger leapt forward, crashing against the glass partition with force. The visitor remained calm as the barrier kept him safe. The realistic moment shocked viewers and highlighted how strong the animal appeared behind the glass.

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China: Talented Parrot Scrolls Through Social Media in Guangdong

This video was recorded on August 3 in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It shows a parrot scrolling through short videos on a smartphone and even tapping the like button with ease.

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China: Stray Cat Killed After Entering Tiger Enclosure

A tragic video from August 25, 2025, shows a stray cat wandering into a tiger enclosure at Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wildlife Zoo in Xining, China, where it was killed instantly. Zoo staff confirmed the cat was a stray.

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LEOPARD

Leopard (Panthera pardus). African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus). Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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LEOPARD

Leopard (Panthera pardus). African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus). Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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LEOPARD

Leopard (Panthera pardus). African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus). Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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LION

Lion (Panthera leo), female. Lion (Panthera leo). Panthera leo Linnaeus, 1758 Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Fever In The Northern City Of Dunkirk - France

Revelers parade on February 4, 2024 in Dunkirk, France. In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, when shipowners would host a big party for fishermen before they sailed off to Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today, the tradition continues and is prepared weeks in advance. Photo by Jarry S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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The First International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A view of the large coffee market at the first International Coffee Life Festival in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2023. The pop-up stores (or motorhomes) of hundreds of brands are not only the big names in the industry such as Starbucks, Luckin coffee, mccafe, costa, peet's, coffee, lavazza, McCafe, but also the upstarts such as Yongpu, nowwa, Golden Cat, Shao Wansheng ｡ﾁ Jinjiu Coffee. According to the data of Meituan, the scale of China's coffee industry in 2022 will reach 200.7 billion yuan, and it is expected that in 2025, the scale of China's coffee industry will reach 369.3 billion yuan. Coffee culture has also become a new international business card of Shanghai.

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Latest census reveals India is home to over 3,000 tigers

STORY: Latest census reveals India is home to over 3,000 tigers DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of tigers STORYLINE: The latest tiger census data released by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday revealed India is home to 3,167 tigers. The figures were released by Modi in Mysuru of Karnataka on the occasion of 50 years of India's Project Tiger. According to data presented on the occasion, there were 1,411 tigers in 2006. The number grew to 1,706 in 2010. In 2014, the population went to 2,226. "With only 2.4 percent of the world's land area, India contributes to about 8 percent of the known global diversity," Modi said. Project Tiger was launched in 1973 to protect the big cat and ensure its long-term survival. At present, India has 51 tiger reserves spread across 18 states. Xinhua News Agency correspondent reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Adoption party for abandoned pets held in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - A cat lets out a big yawn in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2014, at an "adoption party" for pets abandoned in areas near the crippled nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Ueda gives big smile after winning CAT Ladies golf title

HAKONE, Japan - Japanese professional golfer Momoko Ueda gives a big smile after winning the CAT Ladies golf tournament with a 9-under 210 at the Daihakone Country Club in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2014, for her first victory since November 2011

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A glimpse of big cats in Bangladesh

STORY: A glimpse of big cats in Bangladesh DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of tiger cubs with their mother 2. various of tiger cubs play together inside their enclosure 3. various of tiger cubs 4. various of white tiger cub with mother 5. various of white tiger cubs eating 6. various of the tiger expression 7. various of Royal Bengal tigers STORYLINE: The International Tiger Day is marked every year on July 29 as a way to raise the awareness of protecting this endangered big cat. Follow our camera to have a glimpse of big cats in the Bangladesh National Zoo in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)

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Garfield:A Tail Of Two Kitties (2006)

Garfield & Big Ben Clock Tower Characters: Garfield & Film: Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties; Garfield 2 (USA/UK 2006) Director: Tim Hill 15 June 2006 Date: 15 June 2006

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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof film (1958)

Paul Newman & Burl Ives Characters: Brick Pollitt, Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt Film: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (USA 1958) Director: Richard Brooks 18 September 1958 Date: 18-Sep-58

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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof film (1958)

Paul Newman & Burl Ives Characters: Brick Pollitt & Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt Film: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (USA 1958) Director: Richard Brooks 18 September 1958 Date: 18-Sep-58

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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof film (1958)

Burl Ives & Jack Carson Characters: Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt & Cooper 'Gooper' Pollitt Film: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (USA 1958) Director: Richard Brooks 18 September 1958 Date: 18-Sep-58