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Well, more specifically, leopard seals. Yeah, not the cuddly, fun, adorable, semi-aquatic mammals which everyone loves. We’re going to be discussing just what makes leopard seals so deadly,...
8 Σεπ 2014 · While diving in Antarctica on a National Geographic - Lindblad expedition, biologist Lisa Kelly encountered a 13-foot leopard seal. Leopard seals are apex predators with a ferocious...
When Leopard Seals Attack Humans!In this thrilling video, we delve into the rare but chilling encounters between humans and leopard seals.
Following her death, an investigation based on 30 years of recorded interactions found that the seals are generally more likely to attack humans at the ice edge. Humans are not typical prey for leopard seals, but our shape is probably fairly similar to that of a penguin as we waddle along on the ice.
7 Αυγ 2015 · The video showed that not only are leopard seals eating fur seals and penguins, the predators are competing with their prey for fish and krill, says David Hocking, a marine mammal expert at...
6 Αυγ 2003 · Leopard Seal Kills Scientist in Antarctica. The death of a British marine biologist in Antarctica last month is thought to be the first human fatality caused by a leopard seal (Hydrurga...
Leopard seals have been known to attack humans, resulting in fatalities. In 2003, a scientist at the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica was killed by a leopard seal while snorkeling. Fatalities have also occurred when leopard seals have attacked boats.