Kazakhstan round 2

• Scientific name of the golden eagle is Aquila Chrysaeto
• National Animal

  • Burkit / Burket is traditionally use to hunt foxes, hares or other small animals.
• National Animal

  • In winter seasons, there will kazakh eagle hunting customs in October
• Habitat

  • Partially or completely open areas (mountains/hill/cliffs)
• Habitat

  Variety habitats ranging from arctic to desert ( Tundra, Shrublands, anywhere near a water source)
• Physical Characteristics

  • largest, fastest and nimblest raptors
  • incredibly agile
  • gold feathers appear on the back of head and neck
  • powerful beaks and talons
• Behavior

  • very defensive over a selected territory
  • Alone or in pairs
  • soar or glide their sings lifted into a slight "v"
  • wingtips feathers spread out like fingers.
• Facts

  Nest is made out of sticks and vegetation.

  (grass, leave moss, fur, bone, wires)
• The golden eagle brings back herbs or aromatics to keep birds away.
• Golden eagles mate or life
• The golden eagle will resign in the same nest for years and alternate between different nests
• Female mostly incubate eggs


  Male mostly deliver food
• The courtship ritual for golden eagle is to circle and shallow dives at eachother
• Golden eagle's nest are 5-6 feet wide and 2 feet high and weighs a hundred of pounds.
• The golden eagle's physical characteristics are one of the largest, fastest and nimblest raptors
• The golden eagle are incredibly agile
• The physical characteristics of a golden eagle are gold feathers appear on the back of head and neck
• The golden eagle have powerful beaks and talons
• The behavior of the golden eagle are very defensive over a selected territory
• The golden eagles are alone or in pairs
• The golden eagles soar or glide their sings lifted into a slight "v" and their wingtips feathers spread out like fingers.
• Kamcha is a traditional whip used by Kazakh Horsemen
• The kamcha (whip) are a symbol of Kazakh culture and horsemanship
• The Kamcha (whips) personify the nomadic heritage and the Kazakh people's strong connection to horses
• The kamcha (whip) is made out of leather.
• The Kamcha has a braided whip.

  • Several tails with different finishes
  • made from horsehair
  • decorated with colorful tassels
• If the Kamcha is hung on the saddle of the horse...

  • The person is in a hurry and would leave soon
• If the Kamcha is hung on the yurt....

  The person intends to stay longer
• If the Kamcha is folded in half.....

  • The person came with news
• If the Kamcha is dragged on the ground...

  • A hostile attitude is shown
• Nomads would hang the Kamcha on the kerege inside the yurt


  This is because they believe this protects them from evil people and spirits
• Khan Tengri

  Mountain of the Tian Shan mountain rage
• Khan Tengri is the highest point in Kazakhstan
• The locals named it Khan Tengri because of the unique beauty of snow giants
• Khan Tengri means King Heaven
• King Heaven in Kazakh is Han Taniri
• When the sunset falls, the marble mountain glows red thus, calling it the blood mountain.
• The blood mountain in Kazakh is Kantau
• Lake Kaindy

  Is known as sunken forest
• Lake Kaindy is located at the south of Kazakhstan