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19 March 2024

Falcon pageantry at Abu Dhabi hunting show

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Scores of falcons gazing curiously the large surrounding crowd lined up a massive section of a hunting show in Abu Dhabi as part of a rare beauty contest for the bird of prey, one of the most popular birds in the Arabian Peninsula.

Three different falcon species won the top position after they were selected by an experts committee from the Emirates Falconry Club.

Owners of the winning falcons were awarded Dh10,000 each and the committee said it based its judgment on the bird’s looks, body, weight, size, colour, legs and claws, eyes and feathers.