Hunting with eagles

Hunting with eagles (Eagle hunting) is a traditional form of falconry found throughout the Eurasian Steppe, practiced by ancient Khitan and Turkic peoples. Today it is practiced by Kazakhs and the Kyrgyz in contemporary Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as diasporas in Bayan-Ölgii, Mongolia, and Xinjiang, China. Though they are most famous for hunting with golden eagles, they have also been known to train northern Eurasian goshawks, peregrine falcons, saker falcons, and more.

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