A hunter has a rest while sitting next to his tamed golden eagle in the grandstand of a hippodrome during an annual hunters competition in Almaty, Kazakhstan February 9, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A tamed golden eagle soars during the annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A young hunter rests next to his tamed golden eagle during an annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan February 9, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





Hunters with their tamed golden eagles stand during an opening ceremony of an annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A hunter holding his tamed golden eagles rides during an annual competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A hunter releases his tamed golden eagle during the annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A hunter tries to control his tamed golden eagles during the annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





Children watch the annual competition of hunters with tamed eagles during the annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





Hunters stay next to a tamed golden eagle during the annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A tamed golden eagle soars during the annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A tamed golden eagle sits at a grandstand during the annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





Men set up a poster prior to the competition during the annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A tamed golden eagle chases a rabbit during an annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan February 9, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A hunter walks with a rabbit, caught by his tamed golden eagle during an annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan February 9, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A hunter with his tamed golden eagle rides a horse during an annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan February 9, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A hunter releases his tamed golden eagle during an annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan February 9, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





A tamed golden eagle wearing a hood with silver decorations, locally known as tomaga during an annual hunters competition at Almaty hippodrome, Kazakhstan February 9, 2018. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)