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ON SOME airlines in the Middle East, falcons are permitted in the main cabin of the aeroplane. They perch on the armrest and their owners pay heavily for the privilege. In a region where falconry permeates so deeply into public life, it is perhaps not a surprise that there is a hospital devoted entirely to falcons. And it is one of which many human patients around the world would be envious.
The Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital in the United Arab Emirates has more than 250 rooms devoted to falcons, treating more than 7000 feathered patients…
