WHALE HUNTING WITH GUN AND CAMERA 



were about, showing that food must be plentiful and 

 near the surface. Captain Andersen turned to me 

 with a smile : 



"Don't you worry! We'll see one before long. 

 I'm always lucky before breakfast." 



Almost while he was speaking the man aloft sang 

 out, "Kujira!" The kiijira proved to be two sei 



"He was running fast but seldom stayed down long, his high 

 sickle-shaped dorsal fin cutting the surface first in one direc- 

 tion, then in another." 



whales a long way off. When we were close enough 

 to see, it became evident that it would only be a chance 

 if we got a shot. They were not spouting well and 

 remained below a long time. 



We hunted them for two hours, trying first one and 

 then the other they had separated without once 

 getting near enough even for pictures. It was aggra- 

 vating work, and I was glad to hear Andersen say : 



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