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

Hunter Tastanbek Bergenbai holds his tame golden eagle before a traditional hunting contest near the town of Karkaralinsk in central Kazakhstan January 22, 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. Picture taken January 22, 2009. [Agencies]