Ahead of tonight's World Cup football tournament opening, a Qatari boy holds a falcon in front of national flags in Doha. Photo: Reuters
In the deserts of northern Qatar, children with a falcon perched on gloves on their left arms show off their hunting birds in a bid to preserve an age-old tradition.
These "Little Falconers" have gathered in a tent ahead of the football World Cup in the gas-rich Gulf emirate, in a bid to introduce visitors to a practice inherited from their forefathers.
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