The pictures, show a hunt on the islet of Lembata in the remote Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur, where the villagers are said to have been spearing sperm whales by hand for at least six centuries.

Hunters can be seen brandishing spears and diving into the water to catch and kill the whales as dozens of others haul them ashore.

The fishermen use huge wooden spears to impale the giant whales.

After they are killed, the crew members carve them up by the water's edge in a bloody ceremony.





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Dozens of villagers pile onto a boat as they hunt for whales using traditional craft and large wooden harpoons with sharp points.

Man launches himself upwards in a jumping motion, forcing the sharp harpoon into the water from the edge of the boat.

Boy leaps into the water with a long wooden spear capable of piercing the skin of a sperm whale swimming below.




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'We Lamalerans believe the whales are a gift from our ancestors and god.

The Indonesian government officially allows us to carry on with the traditional whaling so we can maintain our livelihood.


After the whale is brought ashore it is carved up and divided among the crew according to the captain of the boat's instructions.



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A villager plunges a sharp knife into the flesh of the sperm whale as the long and drawn-out process of dividing it up takes place.

Two boys sit on top of a whale fin while a team of villagers work to carve up the body of the dead beast just meters away.

The successful fishermen take two full days to carve up the carcas of the dead whale after they painstakingly haul it to shore.

And this guys are endangered ooo.

The start of the whale hunting season is ushered in with a religious ceremony known as the Leva (Ocean) Season Opening Ceremony.

hmmmm, make dem careful oh.

A Catholic nun watches on as workers bid to drag the carcass of a stricken whale onto the shore for dissection after a catch.

A happy fisherman walks away with a large chunk of blubber which has been freshly cut from the body of a whale.

Several whale skins are hung up to dry on a bamboo drying rack after they have been cut from the flesh of the dead whales.

Menh! Na wa oh

Different strokes for different folks

This hunger spread everywhere o

Explorers great job

Wow..a huge world with different cultures

hunger and lack of civilization which one bad pass

So, no be only Nigerian dey hungry.



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This people just resemble Igbo people finish! They practice Catholicism too. It's extra cool.

This one na hunger plus tradition.
Nairaland animals' activists, nkwanu make una come cry me a river.

See Meat!! ' Nice one Explorers

well these ones go hunting the whale to kill in nigeria whale strays to the shore and gets killed.

either way man must wack

decatalyst:
So, no be only Nigerian dey hungry.



The nairaland animal right activist be looking like...

Lol....

Remove one from the photos.

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Nothing gladdens a man’s heart than getting these 3 E’s

Lots of mercury in there

Wow, nice one OP

The oil in its head can be used to power a car

if it was in Nigeria now, the whole world no go hear word..








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no where is safe from mankind I guess that is why both the gods and demon went into hiding