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Greenland: The
Seal Hunt Gallerya short trip to Greenland and Iceland
Tan Wee Cheng, Singapore/LondonEast
Greenland: The
Seal Hunt Gallery
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| Seal shot. | Its warm blood had melted the ice by the time we arrived and stained the sea red. | The hunter has to harpoon the seal quickly to spare it from further suffering. |
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| Continuing his work. | He left the seal partially out to drain the blood. | What a barren scene! The seals provide some economic activity in this harsh land. |
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| A seal swimming towards us only to be shot. | Blood spurting out. | Another seal. |
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| Another kill. | We dragged this heavy one onto the ice slab and then Benti proceeded to tie it with a rope. | Benti on the small boat. |
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| The heavy seal was finally dragged up the boat. | Some of the hunted seals. |
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