Deadly Beauty-Leopard Seals

Paul Nicklen

National Geographic Magazine

This very large female leopard seal was over 4 metres in length and probably over 500 Kilograms. The first time I got in the water with her, she was very aggressive with me. But, after several threat displays she eventually relaxed to the point that she was trying to feed me penguins. If I didn't accept her penguin, she would go and get another. Then she would eat them a just a few centimetres from the front of the camera. This behaviour went on for several days.

Paul Nicklen, "Deadly Beauty-Leopard Seals," in POYi Archive, Item #45234, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45234 (accessed November 22, 2024).