Everyone has heard the story of a tortoise and a hare in childhood, in which a tortoise defeats hare in a race. Recently, the old story turned to be true when a tortoise defeated a rabbit in a skiing competition. The competition took place on the snowy slopes of northern China.

As many as 40 human competitors were permitted to put their pets on skis or sleds for the competition. As hare is fond of jumping so it did not follow the instructions of its owner. It is considered that tortoises hibernate during the winter, but at the time of race it managed to complete the ride on ski of its owners and completed the race earlier than the hare.

Cats and dogs competed against a menagerie, including a rooster and a yellow duck, in the race.

In recent years, skiing has turned out to be very famous in China. The sport even bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Images showed a yellow duck that attracted the attention of two dogs.

The report told that the bird's "spirit of persistence rendered onlookers speechless with admiration".

A kind of similar event is held in the US state of California wherein dog-surfing competition is organized every year. Also in 2012, a Chinese farmer came into lime light after training pigs to dive from a three-meter platform.