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Saudi prince transports falcons on plane

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Saudi prince transports falcons on plane

Dubai - Falcon is the national bird of the UAE

Published: Tue 31 Jan 2017, 11:10 AM

Updated: Wed 1 Feb 2017, 9:38 AM

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A picture posted on the Reddit has gone viral which shows 80 falcons being transported on a plane. According to the Business Insider, Saudi Prince has bought tickets to the falcons.
No further details of the incident are available.
Falcon is the national bird of the UAE. Transportation of falcons is not a rare practice in the Middle East where falconry-training birds to hunt- has been praised for years. The practice is trending in the UAE till date. Several airlines of the Middle East also entertain transportation of the falcons.
A similar incident was reported in 2014. You can watch the video of the same here:



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