Falconry – a bird ON the hand
Permanent exhibition

The use of birds of prey as an aid to hunting dates back several millennia. In Switzerland, falconry, or hawking, has an approximately thousand year history.

This attractive exhibition explores the historical, biological and symbolic aspects of falconry and the techniques involved.

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Image credits: Simon Oberli, NaturPanorama.ch
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