On the edge of the Arctic Ocean at Point Barrow, Alaska, several fur-clad Eskimos gaze intently at a narrow area of blue water between the ice floes where a great creature of the sea comes closer and closer.

• 在阿拉斯加巴娄岬角附近的北冰洋边上，几个爱斯基摩人正在紧盯着浮冰之间的一片狭窄的蓝色水面，那里有一个巨大的海洋动物在向他们一点点游来。