Penguins vs. Leopard Seal | National Geographic

in Antarctica everyday is an Olympic one
these emperor penguins are near the end
of a two-week fishing marathon bringing
food for their hungry chicks waiting
miles away but a challenger threatens
the entire competition a leopard seal
waves at the shoreline it’s hungry too
some Emperor’s make the leap onto shore
before it can reach them the leopard
seal is patient it knows it controls the
playing field superb athletes they sense
the leopard seal and reverse direction
in a split second seeing an opening more
and more penguins stream up and out onto
the ice the momentum seems to turn the
way at the Penguins dozens make the leap
to the safety of land until the leopard
seal changes the rules of the game
the Penguins scrambled to get away out
of the water go to seal and the Penguins
lose their speed and agility only
desperation remains the leopard seal
snares a penguin for the seal victory
seems certain but the game is not over
yet
penguins will go limp rather than
struggle the leopard seal loses its grip
the penguin will make a break for it
this one is gone like a shot it rejoins
us teammates
safely waiting at a distance leopard
seal though doesn’t give up
it still has good field position and now
element of surprise the leopard seal
won’t lose its grip this time takes its
prize into the sea for all but one these
competitors have won the fight to see
another day