sea creatures were spiritual guardians of the people of the land
The locals read the tea-leaves on a beached Orcinus orcus carcass.
Because of the whale's connection to the people of the land, it must be buried with its ancestors
Absolute bollocks. Nothing more, nothing less, it is a stinking rotting blackfish to be disposed of like any other on the beach. End of myth.
Science gets trumped by Maori bullshit.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they buried it at their own expense so at least we don't fork out.