Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF BRISSAC : HOUSE OF HUNTS. IT HOUSES A SERIES OF TAPESTRIES OF GERMAN ORIGIN INSPIRED BY THE "HUNTS OF MAXIMILIAN". THESE TAPESTRIES BELONGED TO TWO KINGS OF FRANCE, LOUIS XIV AND LOUIS PHILIPPE, BEFORE BEING ACQUIRED BY THE BRISSAC DURING THE SECOND EMPIRE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

Australia celebrates Easter

STORY: Australia celebrates Easter SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Easter market 2. various of Australians celebrating Easter STORYLINE: Australia celebrated Easter from March 29 to April 1 this year. The national public holiday period encompasses Good Friday, the day preceding Easter, and Easter Monday, providing a four-day-long weekend. This extended break becomes an ideal opportunity for many families to travel, visit loved ones, or partake in outdoor activities. The Easter bunny and Easter eggs are among the most popular elements of this holiday. Parents typically organize egg hunts, making the search for these colored eggs a highlight for children, symbolizing renewal and hope. Moreover, the tradition of gifting Easter eggs and chocolate treats is a cherished part of the celebration, adding to the festive joy and spirit. Easter in Australia represents a rich blend of cultural diversity, mergi

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-STRIATED HERON

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-STRIATED HERON

(230828) -- SINGAPORE, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A striated heron hunts for food in a pond outside Singapore's ArtScience Museum in Singapore on Aug 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-STRIATED HERON

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-STRIATED HERON

(230828) -- SINGAPORE, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A striated heron hunts for food in a pond outside Singapore's ArtScience Museum in Singapore on Aug 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-STRIATED HERON

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-STRIATED HERON

(230828) -- SINGAPORE, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A striated heron hunts for food in a pond outside Singapore's ArtScience Museum in Singapore on Aug 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Yangtze finless porpoise hunts for food in the section of Yangtze River in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 19, 2023. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Baiji dolphins to their "cousins" - Yangtze finless porpoises. Eleven Yangtze finless porpoises are now raised at the Baiji

How does water spider hunt cricket underwater?

STORY: How does water spider hunt cricket underwater? DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of water spider hunting cricket underwater (courtesy of Chinese National Geography) STORYLINE: How does a water spider hunt a cricket underwater? Click to discover more. The water spider feeds on small fish, shrimp and tadpoles. Sometimes, it also hunts bigger prey like the cricket. The water spider captured the cricket with its claws first and then injected venom into its body. The spider's nest is not big enough for the prey, so it tried to make its nest bigger. Finally, the prey was pulled into the nest, and the spider began to enjoy the meal. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

Woman hunter runs guesthouse serving game meat

Woman hunter runs guesthouse serving game meat

TOKYO, Japan - Satoko Umeno poses at her guesthouse where she hunts for and serves game to visitors in the suburbs of Tottori in western Japan in this file photo taken on Aug. 17, 2014. She moved to Tottori four years ago to become the region's first woman hunter.

Animals in Shiretoko

Animals in Shiretoko

SAPPORO, Japan - A Blakiston's fish owl hunts on a river on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 4, 2013.

Woman aims to mitigate deer damage to crops

Woman aims to mitigate deer damage to crops

KUSHIRO, Japan - Mayumi Ueno hunts deer with a rifle in the snow-covered mountains in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on March 30, 2013. Ueno, a chief researcher who works to mitigate damage to crops by "Ezo" deer, went hunting 11 times this season and shot six deer. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

Vocational school students hold pep rally ahead of job hunts

Vocational school students hold pep rally ahead of job hunts

TOKYO, Japan - Some 3,000 vocational school students set to graduate in the spring of 2005 hold a pep rally at Hibiya Park in downtown Tokyo on March 4 to bolster their spirits before they set out to look for jobs amid a difficult employment situation.

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NAGQU-BIRU-CATERPILLAR FUNGI-HARVEST (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NAGQU-BIRU-CATERPILLAR FUNGI-HARVEST (CN)

(220531) -- NAGQU, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A herdsman hunts down caterpillar fungus on highlands with an altitude of 4,700 meters in Biru County of Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 26, 2022. On the prairie of over 4,700 meters above sea level in Biru County, herdsmen are busy hunting down caterpillar fungus at the harvest time. Biru County is a key site of yielding caterpillar fungus, an expensive ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. Found only at high altitudes, the fungus, known in China as "winter-worm summer-grass," is said to be effective in boosting the immune system. The caterpillar fungus harvest time lasts 45 days. For local herdsmen, collecting this precious fungus offers them seasonal jobs and increases their income. Trekking on the alpine ground, searching for the tiny caterpillar fungus as small as an apple stalk, fungus diggers must brave harsh weather conditions from sunrise till sunset. Fungus diggers use an ice pick to prod the earth and dig a hole a

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-HERON

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-HERON

(220331) -- SINGAPORE, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A chinese pond heron hunts for food along Singapore's Kallang River on March 31, 2022. (Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-HERON

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-HERON

(220331) -- SINGAPORE, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A chinese pond heron hunts for food along Singapore's Kallang River on March 31, 2022. (Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-HERON

SINGAPORE-ENVIRONMENT-HERON

(220331) -- SINGAPORE, March 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A chinese pond heron hunts for food along Singapore's Kallang River on March 31, 2022. (Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-FALCON HUNTING SHOW

KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-FALCON HUNTING SHOW

(220109) -- JAHRA GOVERNORATE, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A falcon hunts during a falcon hunting show in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait, Jan. 8, 2022. Kuwaiti falcon lovers held on Saturday a falcon hunting show in the desert of Jahra Governorate in Kuwait. (Xinhua)

KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-FALCON HUNTING SHOW

KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-FALCON HUNTING SHOW

(220109) -- JAHRA GOVERNORATE, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A falcon hunts during a falcon hunting show in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait, Jan. 8, 2022. Kuwaiti falcon lovers held on Saturday a falcon hunting show in the desert of Jahra Governorate in Kuwait. (Xinhua)

KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-FALCON HUNTING SHOW

KUWAIT-JAHRA GOVERNORATE-FALCON HUNTING SHOW

(220109) -- JAHRA GOVERNORATE, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A falcon hunts during a falcon hunting show in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait, Jan. 8, 2022. Kuwaiti falcon lovers held on Saturday a falcon hunting show in the desert of Jahra Governorate in Kuwait. (Xinhua)

Matthew Hopkins, Witch Finder General

Matthew Hopkins, Witch Finder General

Matthew Hopkins (ca. 1620 - 1647) was an English witchhunter whose career flourished in the time of the English Civil War. He held, or claimed to hold, the office of "Witch-finder General", though this was not a title ever bestowed by Parliament, and conducted witch-hunts in the counties of Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and other eastern counties of England. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxviii) Date: circa 1647

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Yushi Ikeda, 30, a free diver in the Azena district of Shima in the central Japan prefecture of Mie, hunts for abalone amid seaweed at the depth of around 5 meters of the sea on June 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese filmmaker's documentary on whaling shown in Montreal

Japanese filmmaker's documentary on whaling shown in Montreal

Japanese filmmaker, Keiko Yagi, fields questions after her documentary "Behind 'THE COVE'" was screened at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Sept. 7, 2015. She filmed her documentary on whaling in western Japan with hopes that it will shed light on stories not shown in the Oscar-winning 2009 film "The Cove" that criticized dolphin hunts in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan faces uphill battle to breed dolphins after drive hunt ban

Japan faces uphill battle to breed dolphins after drive hunt ban

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2015, shows dolphins performing at Enoshima Aquarium in Kanagawa Prefecture. Japanese aquariums have launched full-fledged efforts to breed dolphins after their association decided to ban drive hunts of the mammal in response to international criticism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Half of marine mammals caught in drive hunts in Japan exported

Half of marine mammals caught in drive hunts in Japan exported

A small whale jumps during a show at the Taiji Whale Museum in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 26, 2015. Official statistics show about half the 760 dolphins and other small cetacean mammals caught in drive hunts off Taiji between September 2009 and August 2014 were exported, including 216 shipped to China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prince Akishino speaks at aquarium body meeting

Prince Akishino speaks at aquarium body meeting

Prince Akishino, president of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquarium, addresses the association's general meeting in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 28, 2015. He said JAZA's recent ban on acquiring dolphins captured in drive hunts must have been a hard decision to make but it is expected to generate positive effects in the future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taiji fishermen to continue dolphin hunting

Taiji fishermen to continue dolphin hunting

Shuichi Matsumoto (L) and Yoshifumi Kai of a fisheries cooperative in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, speak at a press conference on May 27, 2015, about their determination to continue dolphin drive hunting. The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums has recently banned its members from acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts off Taiji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

No member quits Japan aquarium body over dolphin hunt ban

No member quits Japan aquarium body over dolphin hunt ban

Kazutoshi Arai (L), chairman of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, speaks at a press conference following a two-day general meeting in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 29, 2015. While some association members remained dissatisfied over the group's recent ban on acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts, none of them have left the body over the issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

Kazutoshi Arai, head of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, speaks to reporters in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28, 2015, as the association started a two-day regular general meeting. The association explained to its member bodies about the recent decision to ban them from acquiring dolphins caught in controversial drive hunts in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

A man enters a hotel in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, where the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums began its two-day meeting, on May 28, 2015. The association explained to its member bodies about the recent decision to ban them from acquiring dolphins caught in controversial drive hunts in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

Prince Akishino, president of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, speaks at a general meeting of the association in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28, 2015. The association explained to its member bodies about the recent decision to ban them from acquiring dolphins caught in controversial drive hunts in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums starts its two-day regular general meeting in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28, 2015. The association explained to its member bodies about the recent decision to ban them from acquiring dolphins caught in controversial drive hunts in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

5 aquariums may quit Japan ass'n to keep acquiring Taiji dolphins

5 aquariums may quit Japan ass'n to keep acquiring Taiji dolphins

Photo taken May 20, 2015, shows dolphins at the Taiji Whale Museum in the town of Taiji in western Japan. Five of 34 Japanese aquariums that have dolphins are considering leaving the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums following its decision in the previous week to prohibit members from obtaining dolphins caught in drive hunts off Taiji, a Kyodo News survey showed May 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Dolphin show" attracts people at aquariums in Japan

"Dolphin show" attracts people at aquariums in Japan

Dolphins jump out of the water during a "dolphin show" at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 21, 2015, a day after the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums announced it will prohibit members from acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts off the town of Taiji in western Japan. Japanese aquariums usually obtain dolphins captured in the town, and thus many of them do not have the capacity to breed the mammals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Dolphin show" attracts people at aquariums in Japan

"Dolphin show" attracts people at aquariums in Japan

Dolphins perform during a "dolphin show" at Niigata City Aquarium in Niigata on May 21, 2015, a day after the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums announced it will prohibit members from acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts off the town of Taiji in western Japan. Japanese aquariums usually obtain dolphins captured in the town, and thus many of them do not have the capacity to breed the mammals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Dolphin show" attracts people at aquariums in Japan

"Dolphin show" attracts people at aquariums in Japan

Visitors watch dolphins performing during a "dolphin show" at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 21, 2015, a day after the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums announced it will prohibit members from acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts off the town of Taiji in western Japan. Japanese aquariums usually obtain dolphins captured in the town, and thus many of them do not have the capacity to breed the mammals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese aquariums to stop acquiring Taiji drive hunt dolphins

Japanese aquariums to stop acquiring Taiji drive hunt dolphins

Photo taken May 20, 2015, shows a cove in the town of Taiji in western Japan where dolphins are caught in drive hunts, a practice criticized internationally as being cruel. The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums said the same day it will stop acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts off Taiji after facing the risk of expulsion from a global zoo body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese aquariums to stop acquiring Taiji drive hunt dolphins

Japanese aquariums to stop acquiring Taiji drive hunt dolphins

Kazutoshi Arai (L), chairman of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, wipes sweat off his face during a press conference at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. The association said the same day it will prohibit members from acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts off the town of Taiji in western Japan, after the association faced being expelled from a global zoo body that has criticized the practice as cruel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese aquariums to stop acquiring Taiji drive hunt dolphins

Japanese aquariums to stop acquiring Taiji drive hunt dolphins

Kazutoshi Arai (L), chairman of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, holds a press conference at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. The association said the same day it will prohibit members from acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts off the town of Taiji in western Japan, after the association faced being expelled from a global zoo body that has criticized the practice as cruel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo