The Aaluk Crew landed Utqiaġvik’s first bowhead whale of the spring season in April. It was also 17-year-old striker Donald “Button” Adams’ first catch.

The Aaluk Crew landed Utqiaġvik's first bowhead whale of the spring season last week. It was also 17-year-old striker Donald "Button" Adams' first catch.

Bowhead whales are remarkable for their immense size, reaching up to 60 feet in length and weighing as much as 100 tons, and their extraordinary lifespan of up to 200 years or more. There truly is ...

The whale was originally captured in 2007, but the truth of its arrowhead has just been revealed (Picture: Mads Peter Heide-Jurgensen) Bowhead whales are believed to live for up to 200 years ...