Deadly Beauty-Leopard Seals

Paul Nicklen

National Geographic Magazine

Leopard seals use centrifical force by whipping the penguin from side to side to rip bite sized pieces of flesh off. In this case the big female is trying to remove the head. Only after capturing the moment at 1/2000th of a second was I able to see how the death shake actually took place.

Paul Nicklen, "Deadly Beauty-Leopard Seals," in POYi Archive, Item #45240, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45240 (accessed November 23, 2024).