The king birds also fall into the nets
Breeding eagles, which Vietnamese call the
“king bird,” has become in fashion in
Breeding eagles, according to Tu, a “celebrity” among
the eagle connoisseurs in
Tu, pointing to the two mighty eagles with bright eyes,
sharp claws and beaks, said the king birds are very choosy in food, which
forces breeders to spend much time and money to take care for them. An eagle
eats VND40,000 worth of meat every day, which must be fresh lean meat with no
fat. Eagles cannot eat frozen meat. They would suffer from diarrhea if they
eat substandard or frozen meat.
An adult eagle can weigh 4-5 kilos. A young eagle,
about one year old, can be sold for VND9-10 million, which is equal to
one-month salary of a high income earner.
Training eagles to hunt is a great pleasure of the
eagles’ owners. This is always a very costly and masterstroke work. Many of
the eagles’ owners hire specialists to help train their eagles.
A young man was seen throwing a live tailorbird towards
the eagle, and the eagle, as quick as lightening, rushed to the bird, grasped
it, pecked the small bird with its sharp claws and beaks.
As easy as seeking to purchase
eagles
An experienced bird dealer said in the past, the eagle
sale and purchase took place in the open air on the February 3, 2013, in
district 10. The eagle market gathered every day from 11 am to 1 pm. Sellers
put the small eagles into cages and showed them to customers.
However, the market has been eliminated after the
city’s relevant management agencies ran the campaigns, vowing to clear the
wildlife trafficking. Therefore, the sellers nowadays do not display eagles
on the market, but only provide birds to familiar dealers.
The pet shops could be the distributors of young
eagles. These include the bird shops on the
The owner of a bird shop cast an inquisitive look at
the visitors who asked to buy eagles. After five minutes, a woman, 40, led
the guests to another bird shop, where a young eagle was seen in a small
cage, which was lying together with many other bird cages.
The woman said the 9-month old eagle would be sold at
no less than VND7 million.
There were many other eagles at the shops, but they
were very young, just one or two week old. The eagles were offered to sell at
VND750,000-1 million, depending on their health situations.
T, the real owner of the eagle shop, showed the guests
a catalogue with the images of eagles for choice. Customers would place
orders after seeing the images in the catalogues, pay deposit money and would
get deliveries within 15 days.
T affirmed that her “products” all are strong and in
good condition, because the birds were caught in the Central Highlands
provinces.
People can also place orders on online markets. In
general, sellers not only sell eagles, but also commit to “transfer
technology” of breeding and training birds.
Source: Kham Pha
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Thứ Hai, 10 tháng 6, 2013
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