Whale Hunt with Bare Hands : Stone-Age Whale Hunters


	Whale Hunt with Bare Hands : Stone-Age Whale Hunters

thefoxalmighty

7-4-2007 9:34 AM

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fishing, whales

thefoxalmighty says:

Amazing bravery.. and technique

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7-6-2007 3:04 PM

michellezm

Amazing, but I always feel so sorry to the creature. I read somewhere that the pygmies of Central Africa used to run under the elephants bellly and slit it open in order to kill it. That would take a great deal of courage as well.

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