Fact → Swimming Into Jaws Of Death
A young penguin swam into the “jaws of death” of a leopard seal in Port Lockroy, on the Antarctic Peninsula, in this photo by underwater photographer Amos Nachoun.
02 Feb 2013 09:09:00, post received 0 comments
Charming → Polar Tales By Paul Nicklen. Part III
A large bull walrus returns to the shores of Prins Karl Forland after diving and feeding on clams. (Photo by Paul Nicklen/National Geographic). Svalbard, Norway, 2011
14 Apr 2012 11:53:00, post received 0 comments
Appealing → Polar Tales By Paul Nicklen. Part II
The sea leopard. The Antarctic Peninsula. (Photo by Paul Nicklen)
12 Apr 2012 13:58:00, post received 0 comments
Charming → Polar Tales By Paul Nicklen. Part I
A leopard seal feeds Paul Nicklen a penguin. (Photo by Paul Nicklen/National Geographic). Antarctic Peninsula, 2011
11 Apr 2012 13:39:00, post received 0 comments
Appealing → Daily Life In Antarctica
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station experiences months of darkness. The sun dips below the horizon on March 21, after which follows several weeks of twilight before complete darkness results. Photo taken on June 25, 2009. (National Science Foundation/Jeremy Johnson)
08 Apr 2012 13:07:00, post received 0 comments
Appealing → Leopard Seal
“The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal). It is most common in the southern hemisphere along the coast of Antarctica and on most sub-Antarctic islands, but can also be found on the coasts of southern Australia, Tasmania, South Africa, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, Tierra del Fuego, the Cook Islands, and the Atlantic coast of South America. It can live twenty-six years, possibly more. Orcas and large sharks are the only natural predators of leopard seals”. – Wikipedia
Photo by: Gilad Rom; Source: Flickr
Photo by: Gilad Rom; Source: Flickr
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