Face-Off With a Deadly Predator | National Geographic

my name is paul nicklen then I’m a

my name is paul nicklen then I’m a contributing photographer for National

contributing photographer for National

contributing photographer for National Geographic magazine I wanted to go down

Geographic magazine I wanted to go down

Geographic magazine I wanted to go down in Antarctica and get in the water with

in Antarctica and get in the water with

in Antarctica and get in the water with his many leopard seals as I could we

his many leopard seals as I could we

his many leopard seals as I could we pulled up in the zodiac and we saw this

pulled up in the zodiac and we saw this

pulled up in the zodiac and we saw this massive leopard seal my guide you don

massive leopard seal my guide you don

massive leopard seal my guide you don has a lot of experience of said bloody

has a lot of experience of said bloody

has a lot of experience of said bloody hell that’s the biggest leopard seal

hell that’s the biggest leopard seal

hell that’s the biggest leopard seal I’ve ever seen time to get in the water

I’ve ever seen time to get in the water

I’ve ever seen time to get in the water yacht I slipped into the water terrified

yacht I slipped into the water terrified

yacht I slipped into the water terrified of what might happen and I swam up to

of what might happen and I swam up to

of what might happen and I swam up to this leopard seal my legs were shaking I

this leopard seal my legs were shaking I

this leopard seal my legs were shaking I had dry mouth and right away she dropped

had dry mouth and right away she dropped

had dry mouth and right away she dropped the penguin she came up to me and she

the penguin she came up to me and she

the penguin she came up to me and she opened her mouth and her heads twice as

opened her mouth and her heads twice as

opened her mouth and her heads twice as wide as a grizzly bears head she’s huge

wide as a grizzly bears head she’s huge

wide as a grizzly bears head she’s huge she took my whole head and camera inside

she took my whole head and camera inside

she took my whole head and camera inside her mouth and did these threat displays

her mouth and did these threat displays

her mouth and did these threat displays but then the most amazing thing happened

but then the most amazing thing happened

but then the most amazing thing happened she went off and got me a live penguin

she went off and got me a live penguin

she went off and got me a live penguin she came up and she started to feed me a

she came up and she started to feed me a

she came up and she started to feed me a penguin and she kept letting these live

penguin and she kept letting these live

penguin and she kept letting these live Penguins go and the penguin would shoot

Penguins go and the penguin would shoot

Penguins go and the penguin would shoot past me and she would look disgusted as

past me and she would look disgusted as

past me and she would look disgusted as she’d go by me she did this over and

she’d go by me she did this over and

she’d go by me she did this over and over and then I think she realized that

over and then I think she realized that

over and then I think she realized that I was as useless predator in her ocean

I was as useless predator in her ocean

I was as useless predator in her ocean probably going to starve to death and I

probably going to starve to death and I

probably going to starve to death and I think she became quite panic and she

think she became quite panic and she

think she became quite panic and she started to bring me tweak penguins then

started to bring me tweak penguins then

started to bring me tweak penguins then dead penguins then she showed me how to

dead penguins then she showed me how to

dead penguins then she showed me how to eat the penguin she would offer me

eat the penguin she would offer me

eat the penguin she would offer me partially consumed angles she started to

partially consumed angles she started to

partially consumed angles she started to take penguins and actually push them

take penguins and actually push them

take penguins and actually push them into my camera I think she thought the

into my camera I think she thought the

into my camera I think she thought the camera was my mouth which is every

camera was my mouth which is every

camera was my mouth which is every photographer’s dream this went on for

photographer’s dream this went on for

photographer’s dream this went on for four days so here I came down arctica to

four days so here I came down arctica to

four days so here I came down arctica to photograph this potentially vicious

photograph this potentially vicious

photograph this potentially vicious animal to have this predator this top

animal to have this predator this top

animal to have this predator this top predator in Antarctica take care of me

predator in Antarctica take care of me

predator in Antarctica take care of me and nurture me and feed me for four days

and nurture me and feed me for four days

and nurture me and feed me for four days straight it was the most incredible

straight it was the most incredible

straight it was the most incredible experience I’ve ever had at the National

experience I’ve ever had at the National

experience I’ve ever had at the National Geographic photographer