06-13-2009, 10:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-13-2009, 10:52 AM by Hauma Hamiddha.)
<!--QuoteBegin-Bharatvarsh+Jun 12 2009, 02:56 PM-->QUOTE(Bharatvarsh @ Jun 12 2009, 02:56 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Does anyone know if Eagles or Hawks were domesticated in India for hunting. This is
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Ctesias mentions that the Indian king has tribal servants who maintain kites, crows and eagles for hunting hares and "foxes". He was a greek priest from around the time of Hippocrates. So some form of falconry was around from around 400 BCE
Indika of ctesias
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Ctesias mentions that the Indian king has tribal servants who maintain kites, crows and eagles for hunting hares and "foxes". He was a greek priest from around the time of Hippocrates. So some form of falconry was around from around 400 BCE
Indika of ctesias