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Falcon Culture
Barrak is a Siberian white falcon.
The sport of falconry, and the culture surrounding the falcon, stretches back millennia and enjoys a passionate following throughout the region.
"Every Emirati family has a falcon or a family member who has a falcon," said Khaled Ali Saif Hamid, the falconer at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital. "It is a part of their life."
(Lauren Lancaster / The National)
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