O. Rosmarus: The People Watcher
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. That?s 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! What?s your excuse??
I said, ?I?m here to study the Anqallyt people, the sea mammal hunters.
He laughed again. ?Welcome to the Anqallyt Watchers Club. That?s what I do most of the day.?
I said, ?They hunt odobenus rosmarus you know. Yet you sit here watching them?
He said, ?I don?t only watch them. I?m doing a scientific study just like you. Look, here comes one now! I can see it?s 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 don?t 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. I?ll write that in my journal.?
The walrus said, ?It?s the scrub soap. I can smell it five miles away.?
Here are some References on the Anqallyt People: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukchi_people '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/ea210/aleut.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukchi_Sea To learn about the walrus go to: http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/oceans/walrus/
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