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Hunt with golden eagle
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-23 21:30

A tame golden eagle swoops down on a hare during a traditional hunting contest near the town of Karkaralinsk in central Kazakhstan January 23, 2009. Kazakhstan's national sport of Sayat, or hunting with golden eagles, is popular in the Central Asian state. Berkutchi, or golden eagle hunters, from all over the country arrived for the annual competition. [Agencies]