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Bullfighting in Hat Yai

20 images Created 3 Nov 2012

Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US) on one fight.

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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   A Thai bull owner prepares his bull for a bullfight at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A Thai fighting bull waits to be brought into the arena at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   The entrance to the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   A woman sells decorative beads and lassos for bull owners at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. The bulls wear the beads and lassos before their fights. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: The time keeper beats the drum used to make announcements at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   Members of a team walk a fighting bull to the arena at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   Bullfighting at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   Spectators line the arena fence during a bullfight at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   Bullfighting at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A bull's owner catches his bull after it lost a bullfight at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: People gamble on bullfights at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:    Spectators watch a bullfight at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Bullfighting at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   A member of a bullfighting team calls to his animal during a bullfight in the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:    Spectators watch a bullfight at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Decorative beads and lassos for sale to bull owners at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. The bulls wear the beads and lassos before their fights. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   Bullfighting at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   A man checks his bull after the animal won a bullfights at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Bullfighting at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:    Spectators watch the end of a bullfight at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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