I don’t know where it went, but Netflix in the US once had a show called Human Planet that was similar to Planet Earth except it highlighted the humans that live in extreme conditions throughout the globe, and I think the first episode showed how the Mongolians caught, trained, and used eagles for hunting. It’s one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen. Makes me feel like a little bitch driving to Aldi.
Here is a higher quality version of this image Here is the source. Credit to the photographer, Tariq Zaidi.
A woman makes sure that her child; the eagle hunter’s grandson is safely secure. Hunting with eagles is currently only practiced by a handful of Kyrgyz and Kazakhs in one of the planet’s most desolate and harsh terrains; the Altai Mountains. This form of falconry; the practice of hunting with the aid of birds of prey; can be traced back as far as 4000 years in Central Asia. Bayan-Ölgii; Western Mongolia.
He also posted this to his FB page on July 5, 2020 with the following caption:
A woman makes sure that her child; the hunter’s grandson is safely secure.
Dayan Lake in Western Mongolia is one of the least densely populated places on the planet. Surrounded by glacier-wrapped mountains, arid plains, barely any trees and temperatures which fall below -40C, life can be brutally hard for the nomadic families who make their homes and tend their cattle here. It is also one of the few places where you will still find Kazakh eagle hunters. The ancient art of training a golden eagle to hunt for foxes, marmots and even wolves, may have been practiced for 4,000 years, but is still very much a part of daily life for the families who depend on it for their survival. Hunting with eagles is not the only tradition the Kazakh nomads cling to in a rapidly changing Mongolia. With their own language, clothes and customs, this community live by a strong code of unwritten laws which structure an ancient, transient way of life in a stark but beautiful terrain. Photographer Tariq Zaidi spent weeks living with nomadic Kazakh families and learning about their lives.Eagle hunting is one of the endangered cultural traditions in the world today. The practice was listed by UNESCO as a living cultural heritage in 2010.
Edit: Added higher quality version of the image and the FB caption.
thirdcough31 on January 20th, 2023 at 09:49 UTC »
Great photo, for anyone who thinks this is cool, I’d really recommend ‟The Eagle Huntress.” It is a fantastic documentary
i_poop_alot on January 20th, 2023 at 10:44 UTC »
I don’t know where it went, but Netflix in the US once had a show called Human Planet that was similar to Planet Earth except it highlighted the humans that live in extreme conditions throughout the globe, and I think the first episode showed how the Mongolians caught, trained, and used eagles for hunting. It’s one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen. Makes me feel like a little bitch driving to Aldi.
Spartan2470 on January 20th, 2023 at 13:25 UTC »
Here is a higher quality version of this image Here is the source. Credit to the photographer, Tariq Zaidi.
He also posted this to his FB page on July 5, 2020 with the following caption:
Edit: Added higher quality version of the image and the FB caption.