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Olgii (Ulgii)

Kazakh eagle hunters, Western Mongolia
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Disheveled Khainag, covered with bits of dead grass<br />
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Domestic hybrid, yak-cow cross, on the steppes of Western Mongolia
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Disheveled Khainag, covered with bits of dead grass

Domestic hybrid, yak-cow cross, on the steppes of Western Mongolia

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  • Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)<br />
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This golden eagle had just been released by a Kazakh eagle hunter (seen in the following shot) + some other shots follow: <a href="http://goo.gl/8b0C0M">http://goo.gl/8b0C0M</a><br />
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04/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Kazakh eagle hunter #4<br />
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One day we went out into the mountains with a group of 4 eagle hunters who posed for a series of portraits at the end of the day.  Best to see them all at the largest size to appreciate the details.<br />
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The rest of the photos can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/AUxYi5">http://goo.gl/AUxYi5</a><br />
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10/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Early morning with guard dog<br />
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Steppes of Western Mongolia. I was staying in a ger belong to a Kazakh family of herders and came out one morning to a beautiful pre-dawn sky with the family guard dog in the foreground.<br />
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Other shots from near the herder's ger can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/B5hJmP">http://goo.gl/B5hJmP</a><br />
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11/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Khainag grooming habits (best larger to see the tongue up its nose)<br />
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A Khainag is the Mongolian name for a domestic hybrid between a cow and a yak.  This one was clearly having a bad hair day. They have hybrid vigour and produce more milk and meat than either the cow or the yak.  The male hybrids are sterile, but the females are fertile.<br />
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Other shots from the Mongolian steppes can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/ZJrlbm">http://goo.gl/ZJrlbm</a><br />
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14/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Sunrise with the herd<br />
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Near a herder's ger, Western Mongolia<br />
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Other photos from the area can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/6ZsPJx">http://goo.gl/6ZsPJx</a><br />
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16/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Disheveled Khainag, covered with bits of dead grass<br />
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Domestic hybrid, yak-cow cross, on the steppes of Western Mongolia
  • johnchapmanphotographer

    on May 20, 2015

    Hi Terry, this is great.

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