World Animal Day: How lovely animals can be! - CGTN

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October 4 marks World Animal Day, which aims to raise awareness about the welfare of animals around the world. The global event began in 1925, and is of great significance because it encourages love and protection of animals via the involvement of organizations and individuals.

Animals are our companions and every animal deserves to have a good life. There are so many animals on Earth suffering from being used for fashion, entertainment, medicine and other human purposes. We should try as much as we can to create a better quality of life for animals.

Here are some photos of animals taken in 2021, showing how lovely animals can be and how lucky we humans are to live with them under the same sky.

Young fox cubs were spotted by wildlife photographer Takashi Irie seemingly enjoying a waltz in Hokkaido, Japan. He compared their play-fighting to a Sumo match. /CFP

Young fox cubs were spotted by wildlife photographer Takashi Irie seemingly enjoying a waltz in Hokkaido, Japan. He compared their play-fighting to a Sumo match. /CFP

Four young barn owls sit on box in the evening in the days after they fledged. The photos were taken in Somserset, UK, July 22, 2021. /CFP

Four young barn owls sit on box in the evening in the days after they fledged. The photos were taken in Somserset, UK, July 22, 2021. /CFP

It would take more than a flock of birds to put this ungainly giraffe off its cool drink. Photographer Corlette Wessels captured the scene as the animal spooked the quelea birds at a waterhole in Etosha, Namibia. /CFP

It would take more than a flock of birds to put this ungainly giraffe off its cool drink. Photographer Corlette Wessels captured the scene as the animal spooked the quelea birds at a waterhole in Etosha, Namibia. /CFP

A common myna sits with multiple termites sticking out of its beak. The photo was taken on the outskirts of Mysore district, Karnataka state, India. /CFP

A common myna sits with multiple termites sticking out of its beak. The photo was taken on the outskirts of Mysore district, Karnataka state, India. /CFP

A baby Colombian black-headed spider monkey born at Chester Zoo, UK. /CFP

A baby Colombian black-headed spider monkey born at Chester Zoo, UK. /CFP

Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys in Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province. /CFP

Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys in Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province. /CFP

A humpback whale jumps out of the water in the Pacific Ocean at Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia, August 26, 2021. /CFP

A humpback whale jumps out of the water in the Pacific Ocean at Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia, August 26, 2021. /CFP

A Bornean orangutan named Muka is looking after its curious baby at Bioparc Fuengirola, a zoo in Spain. /CFP

A Bornean orangutan named Muka is looking after its curious baby at Bioparc Fuengirola, a zoo in Spain. /CFP

Panda cubs twins named Fleur de Coton (L) and Petite Neige sleep in an incubator at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, central France, September 30, 2021. /CFP

Panda cubs twins named Fleur de Coton (L) and Petite Neige sleep in an incubator at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, central France, September 30, 2021. /CFP

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