Replete in felt peak caps and with long embroidered coats, the eagle hunters of Kazakhstan are an arresting sight. With golden eagles, some standing almost 3-feet-high perched on their arms, they ...

Kazakh eagle hunters, known as "berkutchi," took part in a national tournament in the city of Oral on February 24-25, the first event of its kind in the West Kazakhstan region. The hunters showed ...

1 "Berkutchi" from 10 regions of Kazakhstan took part in the tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, restrictions were placed on the competitors. They were only allowed to bring two golden ...

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We filmed Makpal Abdrazakova, apparently the only female golden eagle hunter in Kazakhstan. ... The Kazakh eagle is one of the world’s fiercest, with a wingspan of 6.6 feet, ...

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But the main draw is a chance to spend time with the patriarch Khaiyr, who practises the traditional Kazakh art of berkutchi, hunting with golden eagles. And while eagle hunting is a winter sport ...

Hunters congratulate each other after the annual Eagle Festival in Bayan Ulgii. (Photo: Andrew Cullen) At the top of a craggy mountain in the Altai range, a man raises his fist to reveal a golden ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping receives the Order of the Golden Eagle, or "Altyn Qyran" Order, awarded by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan ...

ULAN BATOR, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The 19th Golden Eagle Festival kicked off in Mongolia on Saturday to promote tourism and ethnic Kazakh culture. A group of hunters from Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and ...