How NatGeo Photographer Paul Nicklen Got "Adopted" By a Deadly Antarctica Predator

Posted by Alex in Animal, Video Clips on November 15, 2009 at 1:21 am


National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen is one lucky man. Not only did he get to swim and take photos of a 12-foot leopard seal in the Antarctic (and didn’t get eaten), he was actually "adopted" by it!

I slipped into the water, terrified of what might happen, and I swam up to this leopard seal. My legs were shaking and I had dry mouth. Right away she dropped the penguin. She came up to me and she opened her mouth … and her head is twice as wide as a grizzly bear’s head. She’s huge. She took my whole head and my camera inside her head and did this threat display.

But then the most remarkable thing happen. She went off and got me a live penguin. She came up and she started to feed me a penguin. She kept letting these live penguins go and the penguin would shoot past me and she’d look disgusted as she go by me. She did this over and over.

And then I think she realized that I was this useless predator in her ocean, probably going to starve to death and I think she became quite panicked and she got me weak penguins then dead penguins …

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11 comments to "How NatGeo Photographer Paul Nicklen Got "Adopted" By a Deadly Antarctica Predator"

  1. Shurik
    November 15th, 2009 at 2:39 am

    KAWAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIII

  2. Shurik
    November 15th, 2009 at 2:39 am

    KAWAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIII ^_____^

  3. Larfin Jackarse
    November 15th, 2009 at 4:50 am

    So cool. Now that is neat.

  4. Jev
    November 15th, 2009 at 5:03 am

    Pictures, or it didnt happend

  5. mikos
    November 15th, 2009 at 5:27 am

    That's some pretty nutty stuff right there. Doesn't NatGeo have some kind of safety guidelines for the crazies that feel like sticking their head into the mouth of the bigest and most vicious animal that they can lay their eyes upon?!

    Not that I really care too much if they get eaten due to their own stupidity while attempting to entertain me. Was just wondering... The story is pretty cool though!

  6. Lauren
    November 15th, 2009 at 7:41 am

    That was actually pretty touching. Amazingly talented guy as well!

  7. namowal
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:09 am

    I never thought a cute story could include chopped up penguins, but it's happened.

  8. lapidus
    November 15th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    i heard this guy on npr the other day. he seems like a good guy.

  9. pwscott
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    I guess this guy is going to try each predator until he loses a limb. Dude get another job. :p

  10. Colt Seaver
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:37 am

    This is its own form of animal cruelty--someone would probably be obliged to shoot the seal if it takes the guy's head off.

  11. Laur
    November 16th, 2009 at 1:39 am

    Absolutely incredible. What an adrenaline rush!


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