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Award of Excellence
Paul Nicklen National Geographic
"Leopard Seal"
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A leopard seal lies on a piece of drifting glacier
ice, satiated from a feast of penguins earlier in the morning. After
hundreds of encounters with leopard seals my colleague, Goran Ehlme, and I
concluded that leopard seals are like any other top predator. They are
efficient killing machines, have confidence and can be aggressive, but never
did we feel threatened or in danger. It was truly the assignment of a
lifetime. Due to our discoveries, Antarctica research stations are already
talking about changing the rules of their programs where they do not have to
get out of the water when a leopard seal is in the area. This will allow for
more science to be conducted and less time waiting for leopard seals to
leave.
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