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Getting Ready for Fishing of Bicycles in Amsterdam’s Canals

Getting Ready for Fishing of Bicycles in Amsterdam’s Canals

Amsterdam is the most bicycle-friendly city in the world, with 40% to 60% of all trips within the city made on bikes. Some estimate that there are between 880,000 to a million bicycles in the city, which is more than the city’s permanent population, by as much as 20%. Amsterdam also has lots of canals —165, with a combined length of 100 kilometers. Unavoidably, some of the bicycles end up getting wet.

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Amazing Art of Cormorant Fishing

Amazing Art of Cormorant Fishing

Cormorants are a family of sea birds whose diet consist mostly of fish. These birds are masters in fishing – they wait for their prey on sea shores or by the side of rivers, and at the right moment dive underwater, propelling themselves with their wings and feet, and catch fish with their specially designed beaks. In ancient Japan and China, fishermen have learned to keep and train these birds to help them catch fish in rivers. This is known as cormorant fishing or “ukai” in Japan. It is still practiced in select places in Japan, particularly in the Nagara River in Gifu Prefecture, where the ancient art has a long history going back to more than 1,300 years.

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Fishing Festival in Nigeria

Fishing Festival in Nigeria
In this festival thousands of fishermen take part to fish in the Matan Fada river,this is an annual Nigerian cultural event.