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Old 12-27-2005, 02:15 PM   #2
Kitsune
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Those that remain unbeached have historically been stabbed in the blubber with a sharp hook, called a gaff, and then pulled to the shore. Responding to allegations of cruelty, the whalers have begun using blunt gaffs and, instead of stabbing the whale, putting the hook inside the blow-hole of the whale.
Woo, that puts my mind at ease.
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