#1Pic1Day: Pemburu Elang | The Eagle Hunters (Olgii, Mongolia, 2009)

The Eagle Hunters (Olgii, Mongolia, 2009)

The tradition of eagle hunting (burkutchu) is not about hunting eagles, but using eagle as their weapon when hunting in wilderness. Eagle hunting is regarded as unique tradition of the Kazakh (and also Kyrgyz) in Central Asia, but actually is better preserved in western Mongolia, where environment is comparatively less changed and the people is relatively more isolated to the outside world.

Pemburu Elang (Olgii, Mongolia, 2009)

Tradisi berburu elang (burkutchu) bukanlah untuk memburu elang, melainkan menggunakan elang sebagai senjata untuk berburu di alam liar. Berburu elang dianggap sebagai tradisi khas bangsa Kazakh (dan juga Kirgiz) di Asia Tengah, tetapi sebenarnya tradisi ini justru lebih terpelihara di Mongolia Barat, di mana alamnya masih relatif tidak terjamah, dan orang-orangnya relatif terisolasi dari dunia luar.