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China: Rescued Owl Returns to Man, Reluctant to Leave Rescuer

A video from Tangshan, Hebei, captured a wildlife rescue worker attempting to release a small owl back into nature on October 15, 2025. The bird flew briefly but quickly returned to perch near its rescuer, gazing at him with large eyes as if reluctant to part.

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Illustration - Ecology in Belem - Brazil

Birds perch on wooden installations in a lake at an ecological park in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2025. The 30th United Nations climate change conference (COP30) opened here on Monday and will last until Nov. 21. Photo by Wang Tiancong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Parrot Pranks Companion by Toppling Perch in Zhejiang

On September 29, 2025, in Zhejiang, a pet owner captured a humorous moment between two parrots. The blue parrot’s perch was slightly unstable, with one end hanging over the edge of the stand. Without warning, the yellow parrot leaned down and used its beak to bite off the hook holding the blue parrot’s perch.

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Sun conures

Sun conures perch on a branch at Kakegawa Kachouen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Blakiston's fish owls at northern Japan zoo

A pair of Blakiston's fish owls perch on a branch at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2025.

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Blakiston's fish owls at northern Japan zoo

A pair of Blakiston's fish owls perch on a branch at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2025.

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Guwahati Storks at Landfill - India

Greater Adjutant Storks perch on a garbage-heap as cows graze at Boragaon dumping site, ahead of the World Environment Day in Boragaon on the outskirts of Guwahati, India on June 2, 2025. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Storks at Landfill - India

Greater Adjutant Storks perch on a garbage-heap as cows graze at Boragaon dumping site, ahead of the World Environment Day in Boragaon on the outskirts of Guwahati, India on June 2, 2025. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Storks at Landfill - India

Greater Adjutant Storks perch on a garbage-heap as cows graze at Boragaon dumping site, ahead of the World Environment Day in Boragaon on the outskirts of Guwahati, India on June 2, 2025. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Storks at Landfill - India

Greater Adjutant Storks perch on a garbage-heap as cows graze at Boragaon dumping site, ahead of the World Environment Day in Boragaon on the outskirts of Guwahati, India on June 2, 2025. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Storks at Landfill - India

Greater Adjutant Storks perch on a garbage-heap as cows graze at Boragaon dumping site, ahead of the World Environment Day in Boragaon on the outskirts of Guwahati, India on June 2, 2025. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Storks at Landfill - India

Greater Adjutant Storks perch on a garbage-heap as cows graze at Boragaon dumping site, ahead of the World Environment Day in Boragaon on the outskirts of Guwahati, India on June 2, 2025. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Storks at Landfill - India

Greater Adjutant Storks perch on a garbage-heap at Boragaon dumping site, ahead of the World Environment Day in Boragaon on the outskirts of Guwahati, India on June 2, 2025. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Storks at Landfill - India

Greater Adjutant Storks perch on a garbage-heap at Boragaon dumping site, ahead of the World Environment Day in Boragaon on the outskirts of Guwahati, India on June 2, 2025. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Storks at Landfill - India

Greater Adjutant Storks perch on a garbage-heap at Boragaon dumping site, ahead of the World Environment Day in Boragaon on the outskirts of Guwahati, India on June 2, 2025. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crows Perch On A Female Red Deer - London

Crows perch on a female red deer in Richmond Park in London, Britain on November 10, 2024. Richmond Park covering an area of 2,500 acres is a National Nature Reserve and home to several hundred red and fallow deer. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crows Perch On A Female Red Deer - London

A female red deer is pictured in Richmond Park in London, Britain on November 10, 2024. Richmond Park covering an area of 2,500 acres is a National Nature Reserve and home to several hundred red and fallow deer. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Digital Factory in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 17, 2024 - A high-density California perch breeding pond on the first floor of the digital factory is seen in Chongqing, China, July 17, 2024.

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Digital Factory in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 17, 2024 - Technicians observe California perch pulled from a high-density fish pond on the first floor of a digital factory in Chongqing, China, July 17, 2024.

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Digital Factory in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 17, 2024 - A worker is feeding California perch in a high-density fish pond at the first floor of the Digital Factory fish farm in Chongqing, China, July 17, 2024.

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Digital Factory in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 17, 2024 - A worker is feeding California perch in a high-density fish pond at the first floor of the Digital Factory fish farm in Chongqing, China, July 17, 2024.

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Digital Factory in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 17, 2024 - Technicians observe California perch pulled from a high-density fish pond on the first floor of a digital factory in Chongqing, China, July 17, 2024.

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CHINA-BEIJING-MIYUN RESERVOIR-BIRDS (CN)

(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Birds perch on a tree at Miyun reservoir in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. Over 3,000 of six species of birds are currently breeding baby birds on an island at Miyun reservoir. A good habitat for birds was created here thanks to the measures taken by local authorities in recent years. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MIYUN RESERVOIR-BIRDS (CN)

(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Birds perch on a tree at Miyun reservoir in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. Over 3,000 of six species of birds are currently breeding baby birds on an island at Miyun reservoir. A good habitat for birds was created here thanks to the measures taken by local authorities in recent years. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MIYUN RESERVOIR-BIRDS (CN)

(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Birds perch on a tree at Miyun reservoir in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. Over 3,000 of six species of birds are currently breeding baby birds on an island at Miyun reservoir. A good habitat for birds was created here thanks to the measures taken by local authorities in recent years. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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BoRUA RUA PANDA Global Tour in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A giant panda made of "pixel building blocks" sits on a perch in Shanghai, China, May 6, 2024.

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BoRUA RUA PANDA Global Tour in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A giant panda made of "pixel building blocks" sits on a perch in Shanghai, China, May 6, 2024.

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BoRUA RUA PANDA Global Tour in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A giant panda made of "pixel building blocks" sits on a perch in Shanghai, China, May 6, 2024.

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BoRUA RUA PANDA Global Tour in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A giant panda made of "pixel building blocks" sits on a perch in Shanghai, China, May 6, 2024.

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CHINA-SHANXI-LYULIANG-HERONS (CN)

(240330) -- FANGSHAN, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Herons perch on the branch in Jicui Town of Fangshan County, Lyuliang City, north China's Shanxi Province, March 29, 2024. A flock of herons migrate to the town to build nests and breed in the spring. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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CHINA-SHANXI-LYULIANG-HERONS (CN)

(240330) -- FANGSHAN, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Herons perch on the branch in Jicui Town of Fangshan County, Lyuliang City, north China's Shanxi Province, March 29, 2024. A flock of herons migrate to the town to build nests and breed in the spring. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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Cambodian villagers celebrate traditional fishing festival in cultural province

STORY: Cambodian villagers celebrate traditional fishing festival in cultural province SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional fishing festival in Cambodia STORYLINE: Wading in thigh-deep muddy waters in a big lake in Cambodia's cultural province of Siem Reap, hundreds of villagers on Sunday used traditional fishing tools to catch fish in an annual fishing festival. Wearing palm leaf hats and traditional scarves to protect themselves from the scorching sun, villagers netted freshwater snakehead fish, catfish and climbing perch fish in a protected lake in Bangkoang village, Prasat Bakong district, about 300 kilometers from the capital Phnom Penh. Fish is a major source of protein for the population in the Southeast Asian country. According to the ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, Cambodians eat an average of 52.4 kilograms of fish per person a year. Xinhua News Agency corresponden

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CHINA-SHANXI-PINGLU-SWANS (CN)

(240109) -- YUNCHENG, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- White swans perch on Pinglu Yellow River Wetland in Pinglu County of Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2024. The Pinglu Yellow River Wetland, covering over 6,000 hectares, has a pleasant climate and abundant food, and is one of China's winter habitats for white swans. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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CHINA-SHANXI-PINGLU-SWANS (CN)

(240109) -- YUNCHENG, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- White swans perch on Pinglu Yellow River Wetland in Pinglu County of Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2024. The Pinglu Yellow River Wetland, covering over 6,000 hectares, has a pleasant climate and abundant food, and is one of China's winter habitats for white swans. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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CHINA-SHANXI-PINGLU-SWANS (CN)

(240109) -- YUNCHENG, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- White swans perch on Pinglu Yellow River Wetland in Pinglu County of Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2024. The Pinglu Yellow River Wetland, covering over 6,000 hectares, has a pleasant climate and abundant food, and is one of China's winter habitats for white swans. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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A Smart Agricultural Plant in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2024 - A worker checks the growth of Australian perch at a smart agricultural plant in Huzhou city, Zhejiang province, China, January 8, 2024.

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