Makah Hunt Photos
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The Makah Tribal canoe starts its attack run on a juvenile Gray whale. |
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| The Sea Shepherds see the attack and speed to the area. |  Click picture for a bigger image |
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The Makah aim their harpoon at the Gray whale. |
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| The Gray whale reacts as the harpoon is driven into its back. |  Click picture for a bigger image |
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The Makah assist boat joins the canoe as they wait for the Gray whale to surface. As the line tightens the boats are spun in a circle. |
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| The Makah wait but the Gray whale has shed the harpoon and escaped. Later the whale is found dead from it's wounds 70 miles down the coast. |  Click picture for a bigger image |
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