Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey.
Historically, falconry was a popular sport and status symbol among the nobles of medieval Europe, the Middle East, and Mongolian Empire. Many historical illustrations left in Rashid al Din’s “Compendium chronicles” book described falconry of the middle centuries with Mongol images.
Falconry is now practiced by millions of people all over the world, and is now done mainly as a sport rather than a necessity.
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