SEOUL, January 17 (AJP) - Wild animals in South Korea show off vivacious lives, despite the country's icy winter. A winter migratory bird and natural monument, the whooper swan, soars after flapping water at the Gyeongpo reservoir in Gangneung, Gangwon Province on Jan. 2, 2025. Yonhap Fish-hunting tufted ducks fight over a mullet at Gyeongpo Lake in Gangneung, Gangwon Province on Jan. 7, 2025. Yonhap An otter, a designated natural monument in South Korea, rests on ice at a reservoir in Hamyang County, Gyeongsangnam-do, on Jan. 16, 2025. Yonhap A bullfinch picks red berries to snack from a tree in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Yonhap reporter CHO BOHEE jobo@ajunews.com Copyright ⓒ Aju Press All rights reserved.