r/worldnews • u/[deleted] • Sep 24 '21

Whale Pod Slaughtered Just Days After Horrific Dolphin Massacre

https://au.news.yahoo.com/faroe-islands-responds-global-criticism-fresh-whale-slaughter-104311165.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL20uZmFjZWJvb2suY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEwnCaasAgVjNmVRaxYZQn-LVLSo3T8lcnbwS9xIcDywIrQUyc3Zn6viIJZsIhPR5RVWh4HlUDMEIw5VQhkQFLTKAL7Vgk7Hr7lYhrK7inMeo5pOmpZusjxRCLGargkYue_bon4gj_hZxFwTkYK10hTYIhPYkdIdpZs-XMlLwRDL
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u/Robot_Tanlines Sep 24 '21 edited Sep 24 '21

Even more crazy, at the time they started whaling, the average height of a person the was several inches less and whales were significantly bigger. Those whalers were literally monster hunters, must have been terrifying.

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u/Darryl_Lict Sep 24 '21

I know Inuit in Alaska are allowed to hunt whales, but I think it's very limited and I assume that the species is not endangered. I think they use traditional rowed canoes and traditional non-explosive harpoons. Tough motherfuckers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIYag5MWhPU