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The eagle had just completed its training and was receiving it's award of rabbit meat. His Kazakh owner had spent about 15 minutes doing short drills to train the eagle to hunt. In a few days, they would embark into the mountains in hopes of the eagle hunting down a rabbit or fox.

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Date Taken: 02.2016
Date Uploaded: 12.2016
Photo Location: Bayan-Olgii, Mongolia
Copyright: © Audrey Jeane