Leopard seals are aggressive predators, and National Geo photographer Paul Nicklen didn’t quite know what to expect when he slid into the freezing Antarctic water with the largest leopard seal he’d ever seen. The leopard seal took Nicklen’s head and camera into her mouth. But he couldn’t believe what happened next.
Watch this video to find out.
Tyson
Interesting lead-in, but the flash on National Geographic is so frustratingly un-interactive that I gave up waiting for the “punch line”. There isn’t even a volume control on the video, that I could see…
violet
Yeah I didn’t see the “you’ll never believe what happened next” part either. Nothing happened as far as I can tell.
Marilyn Terrell
Here’s the correct link, sorry!
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/video/player#/?titleID=1861199205&ca tID=3
Johnny Cat
Great photography and story. “Felt like I’d been hit in the head with a baseball bat.”
Crikey!
GailW
Thanks Marilyn for the correct link with the answer to “What happened next”- but both videos are awesome.
Alex
Ah dupe! That’s why it sounded so familiar. I’ve also corrected the video link, thanks Marilyn!
LisaL
The photos are amazing and listening to what happened was amazing as well. Love it when animals do the unexpected (in a good way) lol.
erin
That’s a lovely story… I’ve had a prejudice against leopard seals since my days as a child penguin enthusiast, but I think that put things a bit into perspective.
neatlover
Ugh, leopard seals are on my list of creepy/scary animals. Also included are spiders, baboons and grizzly bears.
Zo
That’s so crazy. And the actual photographs look so unreal they’re amazing!
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