Hunters with Golden Eagles. This photo was taken by David Tipling from England, part of an exhibit in the museum for award winning photography.

"Each October, hunters trek to the Altai Eagle Festival in the remote province of Bayan-Olgii in far western Mongolia. They gather with their trained eagles in the spectacular Altai Mountain range in celebration of one of the Kazakh people's oldest traditions. The birds are taken at a young age and trained over a period of several months. When the adult birds are between 10 and 13 years old they are released back into the wild so the resident population is not depleted."