Deadly Beauty-Leopard Seals

Paul Nicklen

National Geographic Magazine

Regardless of how of the penguin is consumed, the remainder sinks to the sea floor where a rich ecosystem such as these sea stars wait to consume the remainder of the penguin. I visited this samer carcass 24 hours later and only bones remained.

Paul Nicklen, "Deadly Beauty-Leopard Seals," in POYi Archive, Item #45243, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45243 (accessed November 23, 2024).