David Pelly describes all facets of the seal hunt, beginning with the respect for seals underlying the hunt. This respect is reflected in the myths, legends, rituals, and traditions of the Arctic peoples, extending to the very creation of seals according to the legend of Nuliajuk. In a vivid yet sensitive description of the traditional seal hunt, Pelly describes how, in the depths of winter, Inuit hunters traveled from their iglus across the ice to search for agluit, or seal breathing holes, and stood for hours in-40-degree temperatures, harpoon in hand, waiting for a seal to appear at the hole to take a breath.