WESTMANN ISLANDS, ICELAND, JULY 1993: Puffin Hunting: The son of a puffin hunter wrings the knecks of a puffin

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WESTMANN ISLANDS, ICELAND, JULY 1993: Puffin Hunting: The son of a puffin hunter wrings the knecks of a puffin that his father has just caught. Puffins have been a traditional source of food for icelanders for generations. There are 6 million puffins in Iceland. During the short hunting season the puffins are caught on the island cliffs with a special net called a Hafwar.

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