Winter on the northern steppes of Kazakhstan marks the start of the hunting season for "berkutchi", people who hunt with trained golden eagles. This year saw the youngest ever winner of the annual hunting contest.
Aten-year-oldhunterErmekImanzaipposes
withhistamegoldeneagleaftera
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ofKarkaralinskincentralKazakhstanJanuary
23,2009.REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
The ten-year-old boy delighted spectators, and surprised fellow competitors when judges named him winner.
Bagdat Muptekizy, head of Hunting Delegation, said, "Today we have seen something unique, a ten-year-old boy from Pavlodar, he has won first prize."
The boy's golden eagle brought down prey - rabbits and foxes - with speed, ferocity and style, earning his handler top prize.
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