Eagle huntress

We spot the cloud of dust rolling towards us and we pull over. Sain baina uu, we call out. 'Hello!' The man slows, stops. Spit flows from his horse's mouth. Rider and steed have been traveling for hours in the hot sun. They don't go much faster than a steady trot because perched on the man's arm, hooded and calm, is a large and majestic-looking eagle. 'Hello,' he replies, squinting down at us in the sunlight. This is my first

Nomadic Mongolian herders hunt with golden eagles. The tradition is special because unless your father was an eagle hunter, you cannot be one either.

Jessica G. sent me a cool story from BBC News: For possibly the first time in 2,000 years, a 13-year old girl named Ashol-Pan has been appre...

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Aigerim, a young female eagle huntress from the Altai Mountain in Mongolia. Hunting with a golden eagle is tradition that is normally passed down to boys but Aigerim has proved to her father that she could do just as well. At home, she is an obedient daughter but on the competition ground, she is as fierce as her pet Golden Eagle. Her golden eagle listens to her commands and in return, Aigerim has complete trust in her wild friend that it won't hurt her with its hooked beak and claws.

Documentary-maker Otto Bell's debut feature tells the story of Aisholpan, a 13-year-old powerhouse bucking centuries of tradition with her quest to become modern-day Mongolia's first prominent female eagle hunter.

A 13-year-old girl sets out to become the first female eagle hunter in 12 generations of her nomadic Kazakh family