Friday, February 20, 2009

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

 
The annual Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition captures UAE's deep-rooted traditions, culture and heritage featuring camel and horse auctions, saluki (dog) shows, art competitions, and although distasteful, traditional hunting activities (as seen here).

3 comments:

Lowell February 21, 2009 at 12:10 AM  

Ferociously beautiful!

San Diego Farmgirl February 21, 2009 at 7:29 PM  

Wow. That would never fly in the U.S., people would be so offended. Though it's hardly humane to put them in zoos for people to see.

AbuDhabiDailyPhotographer February 22, 2009 at 3:41 PM  

Quite a shocker I know. Maybe in 20 years time they will feel the same way here. All but hope.

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A collection of photographs portraying life in one of the world's wealthiest cities - Abu Dhabi, the island capital of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Waters, a photography aficionado, a thalassophile (look it up !) and proud finalist of the du Social Media Awards 2012 for Best Blog/Blogger

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