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I was watching the National Geographic channel and they had an 'Inside' episode about the Inuits in the most northern Alaska.
They're whale hunters, they hunt only Bowhead whales, and only once a year.
Last year, they only killed 56, and considering how much the population has grown, it doesn't affect them.
The whale, as well as the ice, is apart of their culture, and without either, it would be impossible for them to survive the many months of darkness.
They highly respect the Bowhead for this reason.
The whale dies fairly quickly, and they use every part of the whale, except the skull.
After they remove all of the blubber/fat, they push the skull back into the ocean, which provides food/shelter for fish and other animals.
I'm wondering what everyone else thinks of other cultures and their use of animals in this way. Not the cultures that promote animals as garbage, but those who respect the animals. |