The age-old sport of falconry a wide vogue among the Arabs in Africa. The most common game to be hunted is the hare, though the best sport is obtained by taking the hawks after bustard. The bustard, though quicker in flight than a hawk, is usually captured through alighting to defend itself on the ground. The sloogi greyhound is used in hunting gazelle. The picture shows an Arab with his hawks and a sloogi greyhound.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 519, 23 November 1928, Page 6
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75The age-old sport of falconry a wide vogue among the Arabs in Africa. The most common game to be hunted is the hare, though the best sport is obtained by taking the hawks after bustard. The bustard, though quicker in flight than a hawk, is usually captured through alighting to defend itself on the ground. The sloogi greyhound is used in hunting gazelle. The picture shows an Arab with his hawks and a sloogi greyhound. Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 519, 23 November 1928, Page 6
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