People in Igloolik, Nunavut, are celebrating a successful bowhead hunt over the weekend, which netted an eight-metre-long whale. Irngaut says catching a bowhead takes "a great deal of teamwork and teaches young hunters to be patient." Children stand on the tail of the young bowhead whale harvested by hunters last weekend. (submitted by George Qulaut)While the whale was being towed back to Igloolik, hunters were already calling into local radio to congratulate each other. Arviat, Kugaaruk, Pangnirtung and Coral Harbour are the other Nunavut communities approved to hunt a bowhead whale this year.

Source: CBC News August 22, 2016 19:07 UTC