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Qamutiik

A Qamutiik is a sled pulled by dogs or snowmobile. This is an Inuit word. During a sled dog race, a person holds onto the back of the sled and the dogs pull the sled. Pictured to the right, an Inuit is holding onto the front of the sled. An Inuit is an Eskimo. They go from Anchorage to Nome. A dog sled is a mobile sled that the dogs pull through the snow. When a dog gets sick or hurt, it goes in the sled. If fewer than 5 dogs are left to pull the sled during a race, you are disqualified. If you get hurt and you can't go anymore then you are disqualified. If you are disqualified, then you go back into the race next year. You have to say words to get the dog's attention.

Qajak

Qajak is an Inuit word that means kayak. Kayaks are used for hunting seals and small whales among the pack ice. They carry one person. On the top of the boat, hunters tie all the equipment. Women usually sew the boat. The boat is 30 feet long [9 meters]. They use animal skin for the sides.

HARLEQUIN DUCK

The stripe marked harlequin duck is totally comfortable in fast flowing water in which it's a really good swimmer. It can move around upstream easily and sometimes rushes over the surface, half swimming, half flying, along with the current. It also can swim easily in the ocean where it mainly stays in winter. It seems to spend most of the time just where the surf is breaking. When flying, the harlequin goes fast and low over the water exactly following each curve in a stream. It's nest, like most other ducks, is nicely packed with vegetation.