Season 5Episode 9⏱ 10 minutes

The Eagle Catchers 🦅

📍 Song-Köl Lake, Kyrgyzstan

The Eagle Catchers – Song-Köl Lake, Kyrgyzstan
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What happens

By Song-Köl lake in Kyrgyzstan, families live in round felt yurts in the summer pastures. A golden eagle swoops down to its trainer's perch, horses gallop along the shore, yaks graze and marmots pop up in the grass… and then the eagle catches the ball in mid-air!

Fun facts

  • Kyrgyz families live in yurts in the summer pastures, round tents they can move.
  • Golden eagles can see a rabbit from more than a mile away.
  • Song-Köl lake is higher up than most mountains in Europe!

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