the Japanese say that they harpoon the whales for research, but while researching them, they eat them, as if there isn't enough meat already!!
During the early phase of modern whaling (1860s-1920s), harpooned blue whales were able to pull 150-200 gross ton whale catches for hours until they were finally exhausted and harpooned again.
The base word of harpooned is harpoon.
Whalers traditionally used harpoons, lances, and later explosive harpoons to hunt and kill whales. They also used small boats known as whaleboats to approach and capture the whales after they were harpooned. Additionally, various tools and equipment were used for processing and extracting valuable resources from the whales.
καμάκι (kamaki)
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Well, just imagine yourself getting hit by one. The harpoons aren't small and they are actually big in width too. Whales dont have scales or anything to protect them, so it hurts. ALOT.
There are 2 main reasons: 1. Animal welfare: Many animal activists state that whaling is cruel, as it can take up to an hour for a whale to die after being harpooned. 2. Environmentalism: Since many whales are endangered and cannot be mass produced, hunting certain species of whales can hurt the environment badly.
Nuthin rhymes with marooned :(
In "Moby Dick," a drugg is a type of harpoon used by the whalers to hunt and kill whales. It is a sharp weapon attached to a long rope that is thrown by a harpooner to pierce the whale's flesh and secure it for capture.
Yes most of them do but if you go to my message board and tell me if you want me to link a good website i will. =) hope i could help. Incorrect. Some Eskimos may very well hunt whales, but to say most of them do is incorrect. Whale hunting has fallen in popularity and is governed by international laws making it very hard to hunt whales for a living. What % of the population of Eskimos hunt whales I do not know, but I do know that to say most of them is not correct. CORRECT. most eskimos hunt whales along with seals, fish, polar bears and other animals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A harpoon is a type of barbed spear attached to a rope, used in fishing and hunting large sea mammals (seal, walrus, whale). Harpooned is the past tense. The hunter quickly harpooned the seal. It is also slang for crushing an idea or suggestion, much as if it were popped with a real harpoon. He harpooned the idea of going to the movies, since we were all broke.