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"A dog pokes its head through a crack of the door during a traditional hunting contest in the Chengelsy gorge some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Almaty February 11, 2006. Kazakhstan's national sport of Sayat - or hunting with golden eagles - is becoming increasingly popular in the Central Asian state. Berkutchi, or golden eagle hunters, from all over the country arrived for the annual two-day competition."

REUTERS/ Shamil Zhumatov