This photo taken on Aug. 28, 2026 shows two black-backed jackals at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Wu Haichen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows a giraffe during sunrise at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Wu Haichen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 1, 2026 shows a lilac-breasted roller at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Wu Haichen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Sept. 6, 2026 shows two male lions at Mara Ripoi Conservancy in Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Wu Haichen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Feb. 26, 2026 shows a flying tawny eagle at Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2026 shows a herd of elephants at Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Sept. 1, 2026 shows a lioness drinking water at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Wu Haichen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on April 12, 2025 shows two giraffes at Lake Naivasha in Nakuru County, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)
This photo taken on April 12, 2025 shows a giraffe at Lake Naivasha in Nakuru County, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)
This photo taken on March 1, 2026 shows a Thomson's gazelle at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Feb. 26, 2026 shows a group of olive baboons at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
This photo taken on March 5, 2026 shows a lioness at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
This photo taken on March 5, 2026 shows a hyrax resting in the shade beneath a rock and a Mwanza flat-headed rock agama resting on top of the rock at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
This photo taken on March 5, 2026 shows a black-winged kite at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
This photo taken on March 4, 2026 shows a herd of wildebeest at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
This photo taken on March 3, 2026 shows a vitelline masked weaver at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
This photo taken on March 2, 2026 shows a leopard resting on a tree at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Hao Xiaotian/Xinhua)
