Last summer I spent time walking the beaches of the Chukchi Sea. I was interested in the Anqallyt, the sea people of the area.
I saw a spurt of water from the sand and I dug with my hand-carved walking stick until I found a clam. Thats when I heard this husky voice, Leave some for me!
I quickly turned to see a giant Walrus as big as a milk tanker with tusks almost two (2) feet (0.6184615 meters) long.
I was so surprised to see this talking Walrus that I blurted out, What are you doing here?
When he laughed, I almost got blown over by his breath. He said, Live here! Whats your excuse?
I said, Im here to study the Anqallyt people, the sea mammal hunters.
He laughed again. Welcome to the Anqallyt Watchers Club. Thats what I do most of the day.
I said, They hunt odobenus rosmarus you know. Yet you sit here watching them?
He said, I dont only watch them. Im doing a scientific study just like you. Look, here comes one now! I can se e its a doctor.
I said, That is amazing! How did you know that particular Anqallyt strolling down the beach is a doctor?
He laughed again and said, I can tell by his walk.
Amazing! I said.
But I dont need to identify him by his walk, he continued. The green operating room garb and the stethoscope would give him away.
I looked through my binoculars and sure as heck the Walrus was right! I said, You have very good eyesight.
Not really, he said. I can smell that it is a doctor.
Wow! I said. Doctors have a special odor to a Walrus. Ill write that in my journal.
The Walrus said, Its the scrub soap. I can smell it five miles away.
Here are some References on the Anqallyt People: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukchipeople 'Maritime Chukchi,' called Anqallyt (the sea people). Several Chukchi have university degrees and are poets and writers, or politicians, or teachers, or doctors. Also see: http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/vajda/ea21 0/aleut.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChukchiSea To learn about the Walrus go to: http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/oceans/Walrus/
CopyrightJohn T. Jones, Ph.D. 2005
John T. Jones, Ph.D. (tjbooks@hotmail.com)is a retired R&D engineer and VP of a Fortune 500 company. He is author of detective & western novels, nonfiction (business, scientific, engineering), poetry, etc. Former editor of international trade magazine. Jones is Executive Representative of International Wealth Success.
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Author:: John T Jones, Ph.D.
Keywords:: Walrus, Chukchi Sea, Anqallyt, Eskimo, Bering Sea, sea mammels, john t jones, Ph.d., Humor, Alaska
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