# A 13-year-old eagle huntress in Mongolia **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2014, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164 "2014-04-15T11:30:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/1 "2014-04-15T11:30:52Z")
Absolutely [stunning photos](http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26969150) of Mongolia’s only female eagle huntress (using eagles for hunting, not hunting for eagles.) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/2 "2014-04-15T11:57:34Z")
Awesome, thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/3 "2014-04-15T13:34:00Z")
I find the partnership between falconers and raptors to be absolutely astonishing. Thanks for posting. ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/4 "2014-04-15T14:05:33Z")
Beautiful story and photography. And cool image of a largely traditional Mongol family, still wearing furs and riding horses and hunting with eagles, gathered around a laptop computer. ---
**Author:** ![Lydia\_Phalfav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Lydia\_Phalfav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lydia_Phalfav)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/5 "2014-04-15T15:26:51Z")
I’ve been passing that around since the story & photos are amazing. She looks so sweet & confident. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/6 "2014-04-15T16:46:19Z")
Great story and photos. I got to “hold” a female golden eagle on my arm last year in Scotland at a falconry center. She was HUGE, but like most birds, surprisingly lightweight for her size. I can only imagine how cool it is to actually hunt with them. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/7 "2014-04-15T18:34:44Z")
FWIW, I know an American woman who has been to eastern Kazakstan and hunted with Golden Eagles there. (She is substantially older than 13.) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/8 "2014-04-15T19:17:29Z")
I keep wondering if it returns to her because it’s actually hunting her but she’s too heavy to carry off and eat. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/9 "2014-04-15T19:34:48Z")
Very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/10 "2014-04-15T20:46:28Z")
Damn, but that is a big bird. Excellent photos - and I totally want a hat like that. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/11 "2014-04-15T21:57:30Z")
Error in the copy: > [@](#): > > They hunt in winter, when the temperatures can drop to -40C (-40F). Ashol-Pan’s hat is amazing, no matter what the temperature. (Here’s hoping she vanity searches, finds this post, and offers me a hat) ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/12 "2014-04-15T22:24:43Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Error in the copy: What’s the error? ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/13 "2014-04-15T22:26:35Z")
Beautiful photos, and I like both of her hats. But the one with the red crown? That’s some bad hairy hat. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/14 "2014-04-15T22:33:20Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > What’s the error? It gives the temperature as the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit. And a neat article–thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/15 "2014-04-15T22:46:23Z")
> [@BrassyPhrase](#): > > It gives the temperature as the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit. Which at -40 is correct. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/16 "2014-04-16T00:06:04Z")
Cute girlie. The sport is a bit cruel but at least it’s renewable (both hunter and quarry.) That sheep carcass left as a farewell present is very touching. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/17 "2014-04-16T00:07:43Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > Which at -40 is correct. I’d assumed his comment meant that it should just be “-40” and left as an exercise for the reader to figure the rest out. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/18 "2014-04-16T02:29:57Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > Cute girlie. The sport is a bit cruel but at least it’s renewable (both hunter and quarry.) **That sheep carcass left as a farewell present is very touching**. I know - I really liked knowing that! It shows a lot of respect for the eagles (and common sense) to let them go again. The last photo was probably my favourite because it shows such affection and a bonding moment. Also, I want her hat as well. And the boots, which look amazingly comfortable. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/19 "2014-04-16T03:21:29Z")
Beautiful. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164/20 "2014-04-16T03:36:02Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > Which at -40 is correct. Error in the error in the copy call. :smack: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-13-year-old-eagle-huntress-in-mongolia/686164.md?page=2)