The domestication process of the golden eagle is cruel and harsh and full of fighting spirit, do you know how the Kazakhs do it?
The golden eagles feed their children on the cliff, and the brother grabs a lot of vegetables. The younger brother did not eat any meat because it could not compete with the older brother. But the golden eagle mother will not take the initiative to take care of the weak, because in the harsh nature of the environment, only the strong can survive. What was even more surprising was that after the mother left, the older brother began to eat the younger brother. Until the mother returns from hunting and sees this, don't interfere, this is the world view of the Golden Eagle Family, which is also the natural law of the weak and the strong.
The younger brother lost his breath, and from then on the older brother could be taken care of by his mother alone and eat more food. Soon after it grew with black feathers. There was a strong wind blowing on the cliff, and it spread its wings and wanted to jump off the cliff at any moment, but it felt that its wings had not hardened yet. As a large bird of prey on the Mongolian steppe, the golden eagle is at the top of the biological chain. It has no natural enemies, but one blood friend is Kazakh.
For Kazakhs, having a carving is a very glorious thing, and usually the father will take his son out to find his own hunting eagle when he is about fourteen years old. They trekked long distances through the mountains of the steppe, even if they went out for half a month. The Golden Eagle lives more than 100% on steep cliffs. After seeing the nest, she will wait in the distance until the female mink goes out hunting. They will stomp on the gravel and climb the cliffs carefully.
Walking on such a cliff is very dangerous, but this danger cannot extinguish the enthusiasm and sense of mission of cultivating the carving. Although it killed its brother, it did not expect that the wings had not yet hardened and fell into the hands of humans, and it desperately resisted, but to no avail. Father and son wrapped the sculpture in a small vest and tied it with a rope to ensure that it would not be injured when it was taken away.
Look at this cliff full of rubble, that's how they came, and then they kept walking back. In order to find a baby eagle, father and son need to pay great courage and determination. But today's eagle training is a test of the perseverance of the Kazakhs. From the first day of catching the carving, the child will accompany it day and night. Feed it enough food every day to cultivate feelings.
After waiting for three weeks, the carving changed its appearance, and the golden feathers grew on the top of the head. The fierce gaze is overbearing. From then on the two fathers and sons would give it formal training, and from this time on two ropes would be tied to the feet of the golden eagle. Its eyes are covered with a special layer of cowhide, and the role of the eye mask is to minimize the statue's contact with the outside world. It also prevents eagle mink from scratching people and families during training. Take off the blindfold and lure the statue with fox flesh to learn how to respond to people's orders.
The process is boring and long. It's even full of uncertainty. At first, training with a rope at home. After a period of time, it needs to be taken into the wild for real release. A day or two before the release, they only made a few things for the golden eagle to stimulate the little eagle's desire to hunt. On the day of field training, all the men in the family were very uneasy. At the foot of the mountain, the son held a fox meat monster and shouted the usual training password. The golden eagle quickly flew down from the top of the mountain, and under the expectant eyes of everyone, the golden eagle flew into the hands of his son, which made everyone very happy, and also meant that the long-term training was not in vain.
But on the second flight, the golden eagle suddenly turned around after taking off and landed directly on the cliff. The Kazakh father and son suddenly became nervous and immediately followed the golden eagle all the way. But the golden eagle is wild, and it doesn't care about humans, it flies farther away. Everyone panicked and could only drive all the way to the sunset. Just when everyone was in despair, the golden eagle suddenly appeared in the field of vision, and the father and son laughed.
Today's situation was so thrilling that they immediately fed the golden eagles. It seems that it will take time to build more trust between them and this golden eagle. A few months passed, and through unremitting training, the tacit understanding between father and son and the golden eagle became better and better. On this day, they took the golden eagle to the pastoral area to participate in the annual golden eagle competition. Golden eagles from all over the steppe trained hunters dressed in national costumes gathered with great interest. Through various competitions, learn each other's golden eagle techniques.
In the end, the father and son won the first place in the competition, which is the biggest reward for their training careers. Since ancient times, Kazakhs have raised golden eagles, which were originally used to hunt foxes on the grasslands. But with the development of modern industry, fewer and fewer young people inherit this craft. Perhaps in a few years, the cause of training eagles will disappear completely and eventually become a beautiful legend in the Mongolian steppe. What do you think? Welcome to the comments section.
