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The Winter Migration of the Kazakh Eagle-Hunter.

by Kristyn Taylor (Australia)

Mongolia

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The camels lead the way through the frozen terrain in the Altai Mountains to the nomads "spring place'. The day time temperature is -30C and my shutter finger is frozen.
The camels lead the way through the frozen terrain in the Altai Mountains to the nomads "spring place'. The day time temperature is -30C and my shutter finger is frozen.
Shokhan dressed in a sheepskin suit, and armed with a rifle, surveys the herd of cashmere goats, fat-tail sheep, yaks and cattle, as they walk 30 km/day, over 5 days.
Shokhan dressed in a sheepskin suit, and armed with a rifle, surveys the herd of cashmere goats, fat-tail sheep, yaks and cattle, as they walk 30 km/day, over 5 days.
The bactrian camels are used to carry the nomads ger and other household equipment. They are also an important backup when yaks, goats and sheep are too exhausted to continue. This camel is transporting the eagle, famously used by the Kazakhs to hunt fox and wolves.
The bactrian camels are used to carry the nomads ger and other household equipment. They are also an important backup when yaks, goats and sheep are too exhausted to continue. This camel is transporting the eagle, famously used by the Kazakhs to hunt fox and wolves.
The herd must survive 5 treacherous days of walking. Shokhan must constantly urge them forward so they reach the safety of the nights corral, barricaded from the roaming wolves.
The herd must survive 5 treacherous days of walking. Shokhan must constantly urge them forward so they reach the safety of the nights corral, barricaded from the roaming wolves.
A welcome cup of chai at the end of another day on the Kazakh winter migration.
A welcome cup of chai at the end of another day on the Kazakh winter migration.

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