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Leopard Seals Play and Hunt in Antarctica | National Geographic


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[Music] on every story I do you need that
on every story I do you need that
on every story I do you need that superstar charismatic you know sexy
superstar charismatic you know sexy
superstar charismatic you know sexy megafauna species to draw people in in
megafauna species to draw people in in
megafauna species to draw people in in this case obviously an Antarctic it’s
this case obviously an Antarctic it’s
this case obviously an Antarctic it’s the leopard seal
the leopard seal
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to get in the water with this leopard
to get in the water with this leopard seal have it come racing over to me and
seal have it come racing over to me and
seal have it come racing over to me and do these big threat displacement this is
do these big threat displacement this is
do these big threat displacement this is a seal that’s 12 feet long over a
a seal that’s 12 feet long over a
a seal that’s 12 feet long over a thousand pounds bigger than a grizzly
thousand pounds bigger than a grizzly
thousand pounds bigger than a grizzly bear but they’re actually intelligent
bear but they’re actually intelligent
bear but they’re actually intelligent nurturing caring animals that are very
nurturing caring animals that are very
nurturing caring animals that are very complex when you look at this tree
complex when you look at this tree
complex when you look at this tree historic serpentine appearance of a
historic serpentine appearance of a
historic serpentine appearance of a leopard suit they’re designed for speed
leopard suit they’re designed for speed
leopard suit they’re designed for speed they’ve got these long pectoral flippers
they’ve got these long pectoral flippers
they’ve got these long pectoral flippers that when they’re on a chase of a
that when they’re on a chase of a
that when they’re on a chase of a penguin that they can turn those and
penguin that they can turn those and
penguin that they can turn those and they can spin within the length of their
they can spin within the length of their
they can spin within the length of their body while doing 20 miles an hour it’s
body while doing 20 miles an hour it’s
body while doing 20 miles an hour it’s beautiful to watch them hug
when the Penguins come to see you see
when the Penguins come to see you see them get focused they tuck their pecks
them get focused they tuck their pecks
them get focused they tuck their pecks in and they’re off like Rockettes
boom they grab the penguin
boom they grab the penguin and then you watch how they do the shake
and then you watch how they do the shake
and then you watch how they do the shake using centrifugal force to turn the
using centrifugal force to turn the
using centrifugal force to turn the penguin inside out and then they
penguin inside out and then they
penguin inside out and then they carefully select the best parts of the
carefully select the best parts of the
carefully select the best parts of the meat off that penguin and then they go
meat off that penguin and then they go
meat off that penguin and then they go on to the next one
even though they’re at the top of the
even though they’re at the top of the food chain their main diet is krill and
food chain their main diet is krill and
food chain their main diet is krill and when you look at bad ice years when you
when you look at bad ice years when you
when you look at bad ice years when you have really low production of annual sea
have really low production of annual sea
have really low production of annual sea ice you get a low production in krill
and that’s what’s making leopard seals
and that’s what’s making leopard seals like every species in Antarctica
like every species in Antarctica
like every species in Antarctica vulnerable
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