Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Pictured: The 12ft Leopard Seal About To Eat Penguin

The moment a 12ft leopard seal catches the penguin Photo: AMOS NACHOUN/BARCROFT

From The Telegraph:

A diver has captured the moment a 12ft leopard seal - with its mouth wide open displaying its two-inch long razor sharp teeth - prepared to lunch on a penguin.


The animal was photographed in the shallows of Antarctica's freezing Southern Ocean.

The agile leopard seal of Pleneau Island near Port Lockroy is part of a group that congregate each year on the Antarctic Peninsula to feed.

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