Comments on: Shark Hunting Seal Photos by Chris Fellows

By: Richard George

Richard George — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:31:50 +0000

After watching “Air Jaws II: Even Higher” on Discovery on Demand I was amazed at Chris’s natural ability to photograph these incredible creatures, created by God as magnificent machines and awesome hunters. I hope Chris and his team continue to document these wondrous, beautiful underwater marvels.

By: Carlos Cuevas

Carlos Cuevas — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:46:53 +0000

Chris you take amazing pictures. Both my wife and I cant wait to come back to cape town and go out with you and wife again . There is nothing like the smell of seal island at 5:30 am

To anyone who has not seen this in person it is a amazing feat to see a white shark lauch out of the air it is amazing.

By: Sid Morrison

Sid Morrison — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:23:14 +0000

oh VonSkippy has his extra caustic cap on today! Not a big fan of Japanese whale “research” are you? Or is it just their disingenuousness about their activity?

By: aware

aware — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:19:58 +0000

@jsahko: me too!

By: megan

megan — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:50:34 +0000

Nothing shows of evolutionary traits better then the need to survive. This is why I love to see predators and prey in action. They are both doing what they do purely for survival. I would feel sorry for the seal but I watched planet earth last night and saw a fur- seal rip a penguins neck apart. Disney say it best. The Circle of Life.

By: Jsahko

Jsahko — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:33:15 +0000

@Jenny K. I don’t really see the majesty but I do appreciate the fucking scariness of this picture. Jesus, I hate sharks.

Now that I think about it I hate sharks even more than I originally thought.

By: VonSkippy

VonSkippy — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:13:56 +0000

How do you know the sharks are “hunting” the seals?

Maybe they’re just doing “scientific research”.

By: Jenny K.

Jenny K. — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:25:07 +0000

I can’t imagine taking a photograph like this! Regardless of how you feel about nature, I think we can all appreciate the majesty of this picture.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:08:57 +0000

Show me sports cars hunting seals! Now that’s something I’d pay to see!

By: Jsahko

Jsahko — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:18:52 +0000

I was excited for a second reading the headline, which
I mistakenly read as “shark-hunting seal photos.”

Blood-thirsty seals hell-bent on revenge!

I can respect the idea of appreciating the evolutionary wonder that is the Great White and all but I don’t really get all that turned on by watching animals kill one-another. Of curse, I’m not turned on much by sports cars either. I agree it’s incredible to watch but no more so than slow-mo footage of my dog ravaged by a mountain lion, or a raccoon getting hit by a car for that matter.

By: Rain Prate

Rain Prate — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:41:23 +0000

I love this quote…

‘Mr Fellows added: “When children see a shark eat a seal they feel sorry for the seal, but it’s like a lion catching a zebra – it’s a natural phenomenon.’

Oh, OK. None of us (especially adults) feel sympathy for zebras being devoured, so why should we feel anything for seals!

Stunning photos, but I think Nature is often an ugly thing.