zoe: fifty-six-year-old marie rexford has gone whaling most of her life. , which they divide up to feed the community. zoe: what does it taste like? marie: whale. [both laughing] marie: like that? mmm, you got to have a bite. it's good, finger-licking good. you can stick your finger in there and try it. it's tangy. we like tangy food. zoe: actually, it's all right. marie: yeah, it's good. [gunshot] male: oh, baby. [gunshot] whoa. zoe: the whale meat attracts the polar bears into the village, and the locals run a 24/7 polar bear patrol. marie: they're smelling it and they want to get to it. and there's no way to get their seal right now. they got no ice to hunt seal. so they're coming in to try and get whatever they can. zoe: do you feel sorry for the bears? why not? marie: i live with them all my life. they are nuisance for me. they get my good food. i could make money off of their fur. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ zoe: there's not much money here in kaktovik. the oil industry is the main source of income, helping fund the school and basic services like power and sewerage. ♪♪♪