China: Talented Parrot Scrolls Through Social Media in Guangdong

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Philippines: Typhoon Usagi Brings Strong Winds And Heavy Rain To Northern Luzon 4

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Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

OITA, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month. (Kyodo)

Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill (L) at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month.

Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month.

Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Chozo Nakagawa (L), the mayor of Kasai in Hyogo Prefecture who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line, holds bottles containing biodiesel fuel in a photo session in Kasai on Oct. 16, 2010, with two baby monkeys (R) who also take the role of stationmasters.

Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

KASAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010, shows two baby monkeys in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture -- Nehime (L), a female born in March, and Rakan (R), a male born in July, who serve as masters at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture.

Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

KASAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010, shows two baby monkeys in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture -- Nehime (L), a female born in March, and Rakan (R), a male born in July, who serve as masters at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Chozo Nakagawa (L), the mayor of Kasai in Hyogo Prefecture who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line, holds bottles containing biodiesel fuel in a photo session in Kasai on Oct. 16, 2010, with two baby monkeys (R) who also take the role of stationmasters. (Kyodo)