Cormorant Fishing

One of this past week's spelling words, cormorants are used to fish for humans and this activity is practiced throughout Asia, especially in China and Japan.

Here is the Wikipedia article on cormorant fishing.

Next, here is an image of a cormorant fisherman extracting the fish from the bird:

This is the related article on the practice, called ukai in Japan: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2426.html

Last, a BBC video of cormorant fishing in China: "Fishing with Birds!" (Wild China - BBC)