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2025 SESAC Nashville Music Awards

Shannan Hatch, Megan Moroney, Kristian Bush and Juli Newton Griffith arriving at the 2025 SESAC Nashville Music Awards held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on November 16, 2025 in Nashville, TN Photo by Tammie Arroyo / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka+

Rinku General Medical Center in Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is pictured on June 26, 2025. Izumisano city plans to set up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, in cooperation with the hospital.

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka+

Rinku General Medical Center in Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is pictured on June 26, 2025. Izumisano city plans to set up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, in cooperation with the hospital.

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka

Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu, mayor of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, explains the policy of setting up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, on May 29, 2025, at the city office. The western Japan city government said it plans to launch a baby hatch and a "confidential birth" system that allows women to give birth without revealing their identities except to the hospital, by the end of fiscal 2026 in cooperation with a local medical institution.

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka

Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu, mayor of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, explains the policy of setting up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, on May 29, 2025, at the city office. The western Japan city government said it plans to launch a baby hatch and a "confidential birth" system that allows women to give birth without revealing their identities except to the hospital, by the end of fiscal 2026 in cooperation with a local medical institution.

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Tokyo hospital with baby hatch+

Motonobu Nakamura (R), executive director of San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo, speaks at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters on March 31, 2025, over the installation of a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for.

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Tokyo hospital with baby hatch

Photo taken in March 2025 shows San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo where a baby hatch was set up to enable parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for.

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"Baby hatch" in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 31, 2025, shows San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo where a "baby hatch" was recently set up to enable parents to leave infants anonymously.

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"Baby hatch" in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 31, 2025, shows a door leading to a "baby hatch" recently set up at San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo to enable parents to leave infants anonymously.

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Stephen G. Breyer Confirmation Hearings

United States Senator Paul Simon (Democrat of Illinois), right, welcomes Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Stephen G. Breyer, US President Bill Clinton’s nominee to replace the retiring Justice Harry Blackmun as Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, third left, to his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 12, 1994. From left to right; US Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican of Utah), US Senator Alan Simpson (Republican of Wyoming), Judge Breyer, United States Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat of Vermont), US Senator Howell Heflin (Democrat of Alabama), and Senator Simon. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soldiers of 3rd Tank Brigade serve in Kharkiv region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - A soldier of the 3rd Independent Tank Iron Brigade is in the hatch of a tank while on combat duty, Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Soldiers of 3rd Tank Brigade serve in Kharkiv region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - A soldier of the 3rd Independent Tank Iron Brigade is in the hatch of a tank while on combat duty, Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Soldiers of 3rd Tank Brigade serve in Kharkiv region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - A soldier of the 3rd Independent Tank Iron Brigade is in the hatch of a tank while on combat duty, Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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1st Tank Battalion of Ukraines 5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade in Donetsk region

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 9, 2025 - A soldier is in a tanks hatch as the 1st Tank Battalion of Ukraines 5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade equipped with Leopard 1A5 tanks serves in Kurakhove and Pokrovsk directions, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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1st Tank Battalion of Ukraines 5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade in Donetsk region

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 9, 2025 - A soldier is in a tanks hatch as the 1st Tank Battalion of Ukraines 5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade equipped with Leopard 1A5 tanks serves in Kurakhove and Pokrovsk directions, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Live fire exercise of Ukrainian tank crews

UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A soldier is in the hatch of a tank during a live fire exercise of Leopard 1A5 crews as part of combat training and combat capability restoration of the 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Land Forces. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Live fire exercise of 110th Territorial Defence Brigade in Zaporizhzhia direction

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - A 110th Territorial Defence Brigade soldier is in the hatch of an armoured personnel carrier (APC) during a live fire exercise, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Self-propelled artillery crew of Ukraines 118th Mechanized Brigade in Zaporizhzhia direction

UKRAINE - DECEMBER 3, 2024 - An artilleryman stands in the hatch of a self-propelled howitzer of Ukraines 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade while on a mission in the Zaporizhzhia direction, southeastern Ukraine.

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Hatch Work signage and logo

Hatch Work signage and logo=December 4,2024,Tokyo

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Hatch Work signage and logo

Hatch Work signage and logo=December 4,2024,Tokyo

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 manned spaceships talking with each other. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows a group photo of the crew of Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 manned spaceships. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Li Jie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship greeting the crew of Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 manned spaceships talking with each other. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Li Jie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 manned spaceships hugging together. The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China's aerospace history. They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said. The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China on Nov. 4. Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artillery crews of 65th Brigade destroy Russian occupiers in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 12, 2024 - A serviceman of an artillery crew of the 65th Mechanized Brigade looks out of a hatch of a 2S3M self-propelled gun used to strike the positions of Russian troops in the Orikhiv direction, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Artillery crews of 65th Brigade destroy Russian occupiers in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 12, 2024 - A serviceman of an artillery crew of the 65th Mechanized Brigade gets out of a hatch of a 2S3M self-propelled gun used to strike the positions of Russian troops in the Orikhiv direction, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Artillery crews of 65th Brigade destroy Russian occupiers in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 12, 2024 - A serviceman of an artillery crew of the 65th Mechanized Brigade looks out of a hatch of a 2S3M self-propelled gun used to strike the positions of Russian troops in the Orikhiv direction, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Artillery crews of 65th Brigade destroy Russian occupiers in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 12, 2024 - An artillery crew member of the 65th Mechanized Brigade stands in a hatch of a 2S3M self-propelled gun used to strike the positions of Russian troops in the Orikhiv direction, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Ukrainian artillery unit near Chasiv Yar

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 14, 2024 - A serviceman of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade stands in the hatch of a military vehicle at combat positions near Chasiv Yar, Bakhmut district, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.

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Breeding season begins for grey herons in N China

STORY: Breeding season begins for grey herons in N China SHOOTING TIME: June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:17 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of grey herons STORYLINE: It's breeding season for grey herons! From April to June, over 300 have returned to Horqin Right Wing Front Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia to breed and hatch. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China. (XHTV)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane forages at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)