Leopard seal at Petermann Island by thomasjmitchell

photofeed · @thomasjmitchell · Dec 8 '18 (edited)

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Leopard seal at Petermann Island

Today I was up at 430am, which was difficult but I did it and as soon as I was awake and on my zodiac I was wide ready to rock & explore the site known as Petermann Island.  The reason for the earlier than usual start was due to the weather forecast, as we were expecting the winds to pick up a few hours later.

I was lucky enough to have a few minutes by myself in a zodiac and was allowed to go explore close by and see what was around.  I was stoked to find a large *Leopard seal* on an ice floe having a rest, which is rare to encounter one of these apex predators without someone else in my zodiac.  I took a few moments to take some photos before the snow started to fall significantly and as I did, it lifted it's head up and took a big glance at me.  There is something to be said when you get stared at by one of these huge marine mammals. Basically, it is something you never forget.
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