China: Cat Twists Its Head 180 Degrees While Grooming

A cat wearing a grey vest was filmed in Zhejiang Province, China, on December 7, grooming itself with its head rotated 180 degrees. The feline appeared to have a head in reverse as it twisted its neck to reach its back.

National Championship Dog Show - Toronto

National Championship Dog Show - Toronto

Dempsey, a Standard Poodle lies on a table waiting for judging at the grooming competition at The Canadian Kennel Club's National Championship Dog Show in Toronto on Saturday November 22, 2025. Photo by Chris Young/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Championship Dog Show - Toronto

National Championship Dog Show - Toronto

A dog is prepared for the grooming competition the Canadian Kennel Club's National Championship Dog Show in Toronto on Saturday November 22, 2025. Photo by Chris Young/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Cat Instantly Starts Grooming in Sync With Owner’s Touch

A man in Jiangxi, China, lightly tapped his cat’s back on October 15, 2025, triggering a perfectly synced grooming reaction. Each touch made the cat instantly lick its fur as if “cleaning” the same spot, creating a funny and well-timed interaction that left the owner laughing.

CANADA-MISSISSAUGA-SPRING CANADIAN PET EXPO

CANADA-MISSISSAUGA-SPRING CANADIAN PET EXPO

(240329) -- MISSISSAUGA (CANADA), March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a demonstration of creative grooming of a pet dog at the 2024 Spring Canadian Pet Expo in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on March 29, 2024. The three-day annual event kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

Asian Pet Show Public Day in Shanghai, China

Asian Pet Show Public Day in Shanghai, China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 18, 2023 - A staff member passes a pet grooming poster at the 25th Asian Pet Fair in Shanghai, China, August 18, 2023.

Asian Pet Show Public Day in Shanghai, China

Asian Pet Show Public Day in Shanghai, China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 18, 2023 - Pet grooming offered at the 25th Asian Pet Show, August 18, 2023, Shanghai, China.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

The 25th PET FAIR ASIA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - A PET dog is dressed up at the 25th PET FAIR ASIA in Shanghai, China, Aug. 17, 2023. This year's exhibition has arranged more than 10 dog activities such as the CKU All-breed champion show, CKU pet grooming, CKU dog handler Competition.

Dance school transforms young minds in Namibia

STORY: Dance school transforms young minds in Namibia DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 003:44 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dance school 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OIVA NESHILA, Trainee at the Equipped Dance Academy 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STANLEY MAREKA, Dance instructor and founder of the Equipped Dance Academy STORYLINE: A dance studio in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, crackled at youngsters' energetic stomps and movements in artistic costumes. They made dance a dazzling spectacle. "One more take but this time with more liveliness. Focus and manage your steps," heeded Stanley Mareka, dance instructor and founder of Equipped Dance Academy. The academy is transforming contemporary dance in Namibia by grooming young talent. It melds theory, practice, modernity, African music, and culture to shape young minds in Windhoek. A performance-based lesson could involve over ten moves in 30 seconds. The youngsters also undergo comprehensive physical and mental training to pro

For young Japanese men, looking pretty is pretty cool

For young Japanese men, looking pretty is pretty cool

TOKYO, Japan - A 34-year-old patissier receives nail care at a beauty salon for men in Osaka on March 29, 2012. Young Japanese men are starting to resemble their female counterparts when it comes to the pursuit of beauty, with the nation awash in salons dedicated to male grooming and products such as hair removal creams, electric nose-hair trimmers and face-firming masks targeting the image-conscious man.

For young Japanese men, looking pretty is pretty cool

For young Japanese men, looking pretty is pretty cool

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 11, 2012, shows the sales area for male beauty products at retailer Tokyu Hands' store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. Young Japanese men are starting to resemble their female counterparts when it comes to the pursuit of beauty, with the nation awash in salons dedicated to male grooming and products such as hair removal creams, electric nose-hair trimmers and face-firming masks targeting the image-conscious man.

Best Japanese garden

Best Japanese garden

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012. The U.S. magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening picked it as the best Japanese garden for the ninth consecutive year. The 165,000-square-meter site housing traditional moss and dry gardens has been selected as 2011's finest Japanese garden, with specific mention given to its intensive grooming and maintenance efforts and staff attitude.

Rare leaf monkeys spotted in China's Yunnan

STORY: Rare leaf monkeys spotted in China's Yunnan DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of leaf monkeys STORYLINE: A group of Phayre's leaf monkeys were recently spotted and captured on camera in a nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, sources with the reserve said. Reserve staff said it was the first time that images of the species were captured in the Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, representing the northernmost latitude the species have been observed at in China. The Phayre's leaf monkey is one of China's most endangered wild animals and is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list. They are found in western Yunnan and eastern Myanmar. "Images showed a group of Phayre's leaf monkeys resting on branches and grooming each other. An adorable monkey infant with golden fur cuddled up against its mother," said Yin Jianqiang, a reserve staffer. The images were captured by infrared cameras installe

JAPAN-TOKYO-PETS-FAIR

JAPAN-TOKYO-PETS-FAIR

(220401) -- TOKYO, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Competitors take part in a grooming contest during the Interpets Asia Pacific at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2022. The Interpets Asia Pacific is held from March 31 to April 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-TOKYO-PETS-FAIR

JAPAN-TOKYO-PETS-FAIR

(220401) -- TOKYO, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A competitor takes part in a grooming contest during the Interpets Asia Pacific at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2022. The Interpets Asia Pacific is held from March 31 to April 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-TOKYO-PETS-FAIR

JAPAN-TOKYO-PETS-FAIR

(220401) -- TOKYO, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Competitors take part in a grooming contest during the Interpets Asia Pacific at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2022. The Interpets Asia Pacific is held from March 31 to April 3. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

CHINA-HEBEI-SKI RESORT (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-SKI RESORT (CN)

(220128) -- XINGTAI, Jan. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xubo gives directions to the operator of a snow-grooming machine at a ski resort in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 27, 2022. Yang Xubo is a winter sports enthusiast in Xingtai. In 2018, he started a ski resort business. Yang believes that his 40000-square-meter ski resort will help promote winter sports among people. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER OLYMPICS-PREPARATION (CN)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER OLYMPICS-PREPARATION (CN)

(220201) -- BEIJING, Feb. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member drives a snow-grooming machine at Big Air Shougang, a venue for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Jianli)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER OLYMPICS-PREPARATION (CN)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER OLYMPICS-PREPARATION (CN)

(220201) -- BEIJING, Feb. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member drives a snow-grooming machine at Big Air Shougang, a venue for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Jianli)

Best Japanese garden

Best Japanese garden

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012. The U.S. magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening picked it as the best Japanese garden for the ninth consecutive year. The 165,000-square-meter site housing traditional moss and dry gardens has been selected as 2011's finest Japanese garden, with specific mention given to its intensive grooming and maintenance efforts and staff attitude. (Kyodo)

Police academy

Police academy

Rookie police officers take part in a class at the Shimane prefectural police academy in Matsue, western Japan, for advice on grooming and makeup, on Dec. 21, 2017. The prefectural police launched the class in 2016 in hopes that well-groomed officers will give the public a sense of security. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo