The unique life of the Inuit, caught narwhals eaten directly raw
The Inuit, who live in the icy and snowy Arctic, have their own unique way of surviving.
The house they lived in was even mobile to facilitate hunting, but if you asked the Inuit what their most precious thing was, the answer would have been to the sled dogs.
The area where the Inuit hunt was far from their place of residence and difficult to reach on foot, so the sled dogs became their only means of transportation. Sometimes it was too far away and they dragged the house along.
On this day, Amos took his son and the house to find food for the dogs, and they traveled more than ten kilometers on the ice to find this best hunting spot. This time, the target is the Greenland shark, known as the "Arctic Sea Monster", which is the only native shark in the Arctic Ocean and one of the largest carnivores, and only this large piece is enough for dogs to fill their stomachs.
The thickness of the ice is about a meter thick, and the son took a lot of effort to cut a hole in the ice, put in the Greenland shark's favorite whale meat, and then wait for the shark to be hooked.
The next morning the father and son got up to observe, and judging from the vibrations on the fishing line, the prey was indeed hooked. The shark is so large that it can't be pulled up directly at the mouth of the hole. The father and son had to chisel the hole a little wider, but it was still difficult to pull it up with the strength of the father and son, and then it was time for the dogs to play again.
With the help of the dogs, the shark was finally dragged ashore. The shark was four meters long and weighed more than half a ton, the largest they've ever caught, but it was only enough for the dogs to eat for two weeks. For the Inuit, as long as they continue to hunt, the sled dog is an indispensable tool and a good companion that they cannot abandon.
Elsewhere, the vernal equinox is the season of revival, while in the Arctic, it is still snowy. The largest tide of the year occurs at the spring equinox, when marine life emerges, which is an excellent opportunity to prey. Because the distance is not too far, they do not have to drag the family with the sled dog to set off, and ride a snowmobile to the destination. As for the shelter, they can build their own.
At this time, some people may ask, there is nothing in the ice and snow, is it difficult to build a house with snow? Oh, and really snow. The Inuit have an old saying: "Hunters who can't build igloos will freeze to death." "This is a craft handed down from the ancestors, chiseling large pieces of snow into the snow and putting them together, and then burying the gaps tightly, and the spherical igloos are made." In this way, even if it is cold and bitterly minus 45 degrees outside, it is warm and comfortable in the snow house at 16 degrees.
When the tide recedes, the ground ice floes sink 12 meters, revealing the seabed with the food they want, mussels. In the Inuit food system, where fish is meat, it's a beautiful treat to exchange a meal of mussels for a taste. Mussels, on the other hand, only appear during high tides, so they must descend below the ice as quickly as possible, and they only have half an hour before the tide returns.
In addition to worrying about the return of the tide, they also have to worry about the safety under their feet, and these huge ice blocks are likely to collapse at any time without the support of the sea. After finding the mussels, we must race against the clock to pick up as many as possible, no one can stop the tide when it returns, and many people die because they cannot escape in time.
As the snow melts, animals that have been off the coast all winter begin to head toward the bay. It was also an excellent hunting opportunity for the Inuit. They target the Arctic's rarest species, the narwhal. These are the most mysterious creatures in the Arctic, and they have the most scarce vitamin C in the Arctic, almost as many as oranges. In this barren land of fruits and vegetables, the Inuit could not cultivate and could only hunt narwhals to obtain the vitamin C needed by the human body.
The law here only allows traditional hunting, and the whereabouts of narwhals are difficult to grasp, so they can only paddle canoes to the surface of the sea in search of prey. Narwhals are very sensitive, and even slightly larger paddles can be detected quickly, so they must be careful and careful. They adopt an ambush strategy, clinging motionless to the ice, and even if the narwhal swims in front of them, they must stand still and wait for the best time to catch it.
Finally he aimed at the narwhal behind the mat in the team, paddled the oar and quietly followed the prey, seized the timing, fired the javelin, successfully caught the prey with the efforts of everyone, and when dragged ashore, he could not wait to start cutting the food, and even began to eat while cutting. This narwhal carries the food and clothing of the whole family, even if it is not worth a month, it can at least manage to be full for a few weeks.
When summer came and the snow and ice were covered by the sea, the Hunting Site of the Inuit shifted from the sea to the land. Thousands of puffins migrate here each year to breed. But in the eyes of the Inuit, the sky is not a rare scenery, but delicious food.
The method of catching is also very simple, they just need to sit on the cliff rock and hold the bird catching net to catch the puffins passing by. Nearly 500 can be caught in good weather. But after the catch of puffins they are not in a hurry to eat, but put them all into the bag made of seal skin, try to fill them all, then sew up, and then step on two feet to clear the air inside, apply seal fat to prevent flies from approaching, and finally cover them with large stones to ensure that no air enters. After waiting for three months, this delicacy is ready.
Puffin meat after fermentation does not need to be cooked, can be eaten directly, the taste is like a heavy taste of cheese, the nutrients, vitamins and minerals contained in it can support people through the cold winter, which is also an indispensable food dish for important occasions for the Inuit people, and it is necessary for wedding and family banquets.
As September ends, winter is once again descending on the North, the oceans are frozen again, and residents share a treasure trove with predators, often seen in and out of nearby villages as polar bears migrate back and forth.
The danger of an adult polar bear is enormous, and in order to ensure the safety of nearby residents, a local search team for polar bears has been set up. When polar bears are spotted, they shoot to scare them away and then follow them, or set traps to trap themselves and anoint the captured polar bears with anesthesia before putting them back on their own turf.
Perhaps with the change of seasons, the natural conditions on which human beings depend for their survival are constantly changing, and may even cease to exist, but the inhabitants of the Arctic Circle are born tenacious, and they can explore the way to survive under such difficult conditions, and I believe that in the face of future changes, they can also adapt to the trend.