my name is Paul Nicklin 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 to Antarctica and get in the water with
to Antarctica and get in the water with
to 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 Yunnan has
massive leopard seal my guide Yunnan has
massive leopard seal my guide Yunnan has a lot of experience with them said
a lot of experience with them said
a lot of experience with them said bloody hell that’s the biggest leopard
bloody hell that’s the biggest leopard
bloody hell that’s the biggest leopard seal I’ve ever seen time to get in the
seal I’ve ever seen time to get in the
seal I’ve ever seen time to get in the water yacht
water yacht
water yacht I slipped into the water terrified of
I slipped into the water terrified of
I slipped into the water terrified of what might happen and I swam up to this
what might happen and I swam up to this
what might happen and I swam up to this leopard seal my legs were shaking and I
leopard seal my legs were shaking and I
leopard seal my legs were shaking and 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
penguin
penguin and she kept letting these live penguins
and she kept letting these live penguins
and she kept letting these live penguins go and the penguin would shoot past me
go and the penguin would shoot past me
go and the penguin would shoot past me and she would look disgusted as she’d go
and she would look disgusted as she’d go
and she would look disgusted as she’d go by me she did this over and over and
by me she did this over and over and
by me she did this over and over and then I think she realized that I was
then I think she realized that I was
then I think she realized that I was this useless predator in her ocean
this useless predator in her ocean
this useless predator in her ocean probably gonna starve to death and I
probably gonna starve to death and I
probably gonna 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 weak penguins then
started to bring me weak penguins then
started to bring me weak 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 to Antarctica
four days so here I came to Antarctica
four days so here I came to Antarctica to photograph this potentially vicious
to photograph this potentially vicious
to 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
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