Falconry in Dubai

In this Oct. 18, 2012, photo, Sarah Gough, a veterinary nurse, right, prepares to wrap a falcon in a towel during a medical procedure at a Falcon hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Dubai Falcon Hospital was established by Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum, the brother of the ruler of Dubai, in 1983 and and provides care to hunting and breading falcons of royal families in Gulf States and emergency treatments for all the falcons in the UAE.

Credit: AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili