Watch a Fox Being Hunted From a Golden Eagle’s Perspective

March 3, 2017 10:10 am EST

 

What the burkitshi hunters of eastern Mongolia do sounds like something out of an episode of Game of Thrones. According to The New Yorker, the hunters climb high into the Altai mountains and capture young golden eagles, which they end up raising both as domesticated pets and deadly hunters.

Now, GoPro is offering a point-of-view account of a burkitshi fox hunt—from the golden eagle’s perspective. Watch the stunning results below.

 

—RealClearLife

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