Leopard Seal in Antarctica

A leopard seal preys on a penguin off Elephant Island in Antarctica.

In summer Leopard Seals hang out around penguins colonies waiting for the parents to go fishing and can eat as much as a penguin every hour. During the rest of the year they will eat krill. Penguin skin is hard to break so Leopard Seals shake them to get the meat out.
Greenpeace is in the Antarctic to investigate the impacts of the climate crisis as part of the Protect the Oceans Expedition, a year long pole to pole ship tour, campaigning for the establishment of ocean sanctuaries to safeguard this frozen region and its penguins, seals and whales, and to help address the climate emergency.

(This picture was taken in 2020 during the Antarctic leg of the Pole to Pole expedition under the Dutch permit number RWS-2019/40813)