China: Chicken Seen Swimming in Sichuan

On November 2, 2025, a video from Sichuan, southwestern China, showed a chicken effortlessly swimming in a pond, while a duck looked on curiously from a blue platform. Normally, chickens flounder and sink in water, but this one moved easily across the surface.

RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-FISHERMAN'S DAY-CELEBRATION

RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-FISHERMAN'S DAY-CELEBRATION

(240714) -- VLADIVOSTOK, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A girl paints a flounder during a Fisherman's Day celebration in Vladivostok in Russia, July 14, 2024. The second Sunday of July is Russia's Fisherman's Day. Vladivostok organized various of celebrations for the festival. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

IAEA chief in Japan

IAEA chief in Japan

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi (R) feeds flounder raised in so-called treated water containing radioactive materials at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 5, 2023.

'Jumping' slime flounders attract visitors at Japanese aquarium

'Jumping' slime flounders attract visitors at Japanese aquarium

FUKUI, Japan - A slime flounder ''stands up'' for food at an aquarium in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast for their performance of ''jumping'' for food. Echizengani Museum staffers said the flat fish, before asking for food, ''stand'' 20 centimeters and show themselves above the surface while ''looking around'' with big round eyes.

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

Ariel, King Triton, Sebastian & Flounder Film: The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S Beginning (2008) Director: Peggy Holmes 26 August 2008 Date: 26 August 2008

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

Sebastian, Flounder & Ariel Film: The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S Beginning (2008) Director: Peggy Holmes 26 August 2008 Date: 26 August 2008

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

Ariel & Flounder Film: The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S Beginning (2008) Director: Peggy Holmes 26 August 2008 Date: 26 August 2008

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

Flounder & Ariel Film: The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S Beginning (2008) Director: Peggy Holmes 26 August 2008 Date: 26 August 2008

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S (2008)

Ray Ray, Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian & Ink Spot Film: The Little Mermaid: Ariel'S Beginning (2008) Director: Peggy Holmes 26 August 2008 Date: 26 August 2008

The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Ariel, Sebastian & Flounder Characters: Ariel,Sebastian & Flounder Film: The Little Mermaid (USA 1989) Director: Ron Clements & John Musker 15 November 1989 Date: 15 November 1989

The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Ariel, Flounder & Scuttle Characters: Ariel,Flounder & Scuttle Film: The Little Mermaid (USA 1989) Director: Ron Clements & John Musker 15 November 1989 Date: 15 November 1989

The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

King Trito, Ariel & Flounder Characters: ,Ariel & Flounder Film: The Little Mermaid (USA 1989) Director: Ron Clements & John Musker 15 November 1989 Date: 15 November 1989

The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Ariel & Flounder Characters: Ariel & Flounder Film: The Little Mermaid (USA 1989) Director: Ron Clements & John Musker 15 November 1989 Date: 15 November 1989

The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Flounder, Ariel Characters: Flounder,Ariel Film: The Little Mermaid (USA 1989) Director: Ron Clements & John Musker 15 November 1989 Date: 15 November 1989

The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Ariel, Sebastian & Flounder Characters: Ariel,Sebastian & Flounder Film: The Little Mermaid (USA 1989) Director: Ron Clements & John Musker 15 November 1989 Date: 15 November 1989

The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Ariel & Flounder Characters: Ariel & Flounder Film: The Little Mermaid (USA 1989) Director: Ron Clements & John Musker 15 November 1989 Date: 15 November 1989

National Lampoon'S Animal Hous (1978)

National Lampoon'S Animal Hous (1978)

Bruce Mcgill, Tim Matheson, Peter Reigert, John Belushi, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst & James Widdoes Characters: Daniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day,Eric 'Otter' Stratton,,John 'Bluto' Blutarsky,Larry 'Pinto' Kroger,Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman & Robert Hoover Film: Animal House; National Lampoon'S Animal House (USA 1978) Director: John Landis 27 July 1978 Date: 27 July 1978

National Lampoon'S Animal Hous (1978)

National Lampoon'S Animal Hous (1978)

Bruce Mcgill, Stephen Furst & John Belushi Characters: Daniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day,Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman,John 'Bluto' Blutarsky Film: Animal House; National Lampoon'S Animal House (USA 1978) Director: John Landis 27 July 1978 Date: 27 July 1978

As "trial" fishing resumes, Fukushima battles to win back consumers

As "trial" fishing resumes, Fukushima battles to win back consumers

A man holds flounder at a fish market in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2018, before the fish is shipped to Thailand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

'Jumping' slime flounders attract visitors at Japanese aquarium

'Jumping' slime flounders attract visitors at Japanese aquarium

FUKUI, Japan - A slime flounder ''stands up'' for food at an aquarium in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast for their performance of ''jumping'' for food. Echizengani Museum staffers said the flat fish, before asking for food, ''stand'' 20 centimeters and show themselves above the surface while ''looking around'' with big round eyes. (Kyodo)

New brand flatfish in central Japan

New brand flatfish in central Japan

An event is held in Echizen in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 13, 2020, to promote the prefecture's new brand fish Echizengarei Kiwami. Among flathead flounder landed in Fukui, female fish weighing 800 grams or more with a high fat content can be certified as the brand fish.

New brand flatfish in central Japan

New brand flatfish in central Japan

Photo taken Oct. 13, 2020, in the Fukui Prefecture town of Echizen in central Japan shows the prefecture's new brand fish Echizengarei Kiwami. Among flathead flounder landed in Fukui, female fish weighing 800 grams or more with a high fat content can be certified as the brand fish.

New brand flatfish in central Japan

New brand flatfish in central Japan

Photo taken Oct. 13, 2020, in the Fukui Prefecture town of Echizen in central Japan shows the prefecture's new brand fish Echizengarei Kiwami. Among flathead flounder landed in Fukui, female fish weighing 800 grams or more with a high fat content can be certified as the brand fish.

Emperor Akihito indicates readiness to abdicate

Emperor Akihito indicates readiness to abdicate

File photo taken in October 2015 shows Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko releasing juvenile flounder at a national festival for making bountiful seas in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture. The emperor indicated his readiness to abdicate in a rare video message to the public on Aug. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo