I used to be a marine mammal trainer back in the 80's and I trained 3 leopard seals. This doco is wonderful and really supports all the knowledge I discovered about these magnificent animals iduring those times. Leopard seals also have a soft side too and a bit of a sense of humour. Thank you for the video, it brought back some lovely memories.
Hi Andy, I wouldn’t have thought it safe to train a Leopard Seal. I surfed for 40 odd years, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, and big bull seals ( not sure what variety) have shooed me out of the water more often than sharks. Their motive has always been to get me away from their haram.
19:30 "Little is known of the social life of leaopard seals." yes, it is well known: They spend most of their time hunting and basking on ice caps alone, even though several seals can be found on the same 3 to 5 miles of coastal territory and occasionally cross path under water (especially when hunting the same pods and colonies) or even share the same ice platform. Neighbouring seals are either mates, or siblings. When birthing season approaches, the females reamin aloof and turn overly aggressive towards males, liable to eat newborns and calves. If you wan to know more about leopard seals, just let me know. Love to all.
I had a dream of being one inside a pool, and I can't stop thinking about the creature itself, the level of fascination never fades either, I know this is my spirit animal, I feel comfortable and fulfilled with the idea. This is truly my most favorite animal, and it's most definitely the most intriguing
Nobody gonna comment on that long-ass snake-eel-noodle creature it showed after the young penguin's corpse floated to the sea floor? The hell was that thing?
@@pauljohn3230 I believe they do , there is nothing the Orcas won’t have a go at it seems. The lady that was killed whilst snorkelling in Antarctica was an unfortunate accident I believe and cameramen who’ve dived with them have reported that although initially threatening they don’t set out to harm them, there was one film where a leopard seal was trying to feed the camera man a penguin it had caught which although disturbing to us the narrator felt that the seal saw the cameraman as similar to itself or even juvenile seal it even followed the boat back to shore and stuck around for some time after.
Ideally, I’d want an Orca friend looking out for me if I was ever in the water with a leopard seal. Pretty outlandish scenario, (to say the least), but I can think of no better oceanic protector.
They don't just hunt penguins. A member of my kayak club visited antartica and while walking on ice by open water, a leopard seal jumped out and grabbed his leg trying to pull him into the water. Fortunately two friends nearby grabbed him and after a serious tug of war pulled him to safety. It took a long time to heal from the wound.
until now there is one offical death by a leopard seal and a few attacks, so curb ur hunt cuz u were in their environment, what u think will happen if u go on safari and run into lions? lmao
They are built a bit like an extinct marine dinosaur. Actually looks superficially a bit like a mosasaur! Wonder how it would fare against a great white!
@@TheOhmysweetnurse Почему? Потому что неожиданно и в тему. Это называется "юмор". Его трудно объяснить. 7:35. Пингвин кусает другого, того начинает гнаться за первым. И всё это под гармонь.
Penguin Parents chasing after that baby looks like a bad teen being chased by mom n dad for getting caught sneaking out, taking the car without permission or being caught with weed 😆 🤣
Orcas fling seals for the fun of it. Half the time they don't even eat the kill. Bugs will eat our trash half the time, there is no such thing as waste... the waste your thinking of is wasting money on food that you won't finish.
scientists still dont know why the seals get up on the iceberg floats instead of going to land? Cmon really? I got a few for ya...1 it keeps them at, above, and around their hunting grounds with quick access to the water....and 2 it rocks back and forth, which land cannot do, hence why they sleep on them as well. 3- They lay on the ice waiting to see a penguin or 2 jump up on the iceberg with them and then they know it's time to go catch some food. Penguins cant breath under water so they swim from land to iceberg to iceberg so naturally if they are your prey u gonna hang out at icebergs! DUH!!!!
@@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt leopard seals live on antarctic waters while polar bear live on the arctic circle. They're literally at both ends of the world. Both apex predators of their respective habitats though occasional visits from orcas are a threat.
Dear friend, once you get to the Antarctic you will find that there a millions of penguins, of all kinds, so do not fret as they will survive and worry about the leopard seals!
The juveniles of all species are super vulnerable to predators attacks, including those of the predators themselves. Quite sure that the of the leopard seals offspring less than 30-40 % reach adulthood if that. The adult penguins are extremely agile and almost out of reach for the leopard seals and they are predators on their own right, just about everything in the ocean is.
When I was a kid a leopard seal tried to eat me and my friends. It attacked us on a school trip lol, it almost got this little girl tui, but this Year 8 kid threw a swim between the flag poll in front of it and saved our lives. EDIT: I was like 6 when it happened.
So hard to watch these seals torture the penguin. I get it has to eat, but why make it suffer? Going to search for whales killing leopard seals SLOWLY to make me feel better.
I used to be a marine mammal trainer back in the 80's and I trained 3 leopard seals. This doco is wonderful and really supports all the knowledge I discovered about these magnificent animals iduring those times. Leopard seals also have a soft side too and a bit of a sense of humour. Thank you for the video, it brought back some lovely memories.
Hi Andy, I wouldn’t have thought it safe to train a Leopard Seal. I surfed for 40 odd years, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, and big bull seals ( not sure what variety) have shooed me out of the water more often than sharks. Their motive has always been to get me away from their haram.
@@mitseraffej5812 Those are sea lions
where did you train leopard seals?! zoos rarely have them
@@mitseraffej5812 i think youre talking about elephant seals or sea lions
A vicious predator with a sense of humor. I would’ve never known👍🏻
"I specialize in locating and filming penguin heads which have been detached. Are you hiring?"
"Yes. Yes we are."
19:30 "Little is known of the social life of leaopard seals." yes, it is well known: They spend most of their time hunting and basking on ice caps alone, even though several seals can be found on the same 3 to 5 miles of coastal territory and occasionally cross path under water (especially when hunting the same pods and colonies) or even share the same ice platform. Neighbouring seals are either mates, or siblings. When birthing season approaches, the females reamin aloof and turn overly aggressive towards males, liable to eat newborns and calves. If you wan to know more about leopard seals, just let me know. Love to all.
That baby penguin chasing after mom n dad is probably how every parent in quarantine feels like
I'm gunna ask my folks if they feel like that next time I visit
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I had a dream of being one inside a pool, and I can't stop thinking about the creature itself, the level of fascination never fades either, I know this is my spirit animal, I feel comfortable and fulfilled with the idea. This is truly my most favorite animal, and it's most definitely the most intriguing
It’s awesome to here there are people with just as much love for this creature as I have
Nobody gonna comment on that long-ass snake-eel-noodle creature it showed after the young penguin's corpse floated to the sea floor? The hell was that thing?
Yeah like wtf was that
Do you mean at 17:10? From what I found online that is a colony of salps, plankton-like invertebrates.
Wtf that survivor penguin's head is almost detached yet it still tries to fight the skua???
Crazy
Love the soundtrack
@Gavigg75 I'd like to know too
me too
Beautiful and soothing documentary.
Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
18:45 the bird looking at him like
Ay bro your larynx his hanging out
"Dropped your pocket"
That 🐧head sinking to the floor tho 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol I thought was a live penguin diving, looked down at phone, back at the tv, then saw a detached head casually hit the floor
anyone who thinks all seal's are adorable hasn't met the leopard seal
I think they're cute
Just the same, anyone who thinks all cats are adorable hasn't met the Leopard! LOL
Leopard seals still look cute, I personally think they’re cuter than penguins despite being grim predators
Camera man with balls of steel.
What a life for a penguin. If they somehow avoid becoming prey for a skua, then they have to look forward to an agonizing death by a leopard seal.
Best documentary. You can hear the water and birds. Only on short occasions there is background music
How much risk is there diving with these seals ? They look pretty capable of killing a diver do leopard seals have any known predators ?
There is a story online that a leopard seal killed a woman
@@virginiaoliva8655 Yes there was a case of a snorkelled I believe but I haven’t found any details of what happened yet
@@dickiedollop I was wondering about that, whether or not the orcas prey on them...
@@pauljohn3230 I believe they do , there is nothing the Orcas won’t have a go at it seems. The lady that was killed whilst snorkelling in Antarctica was an unfortunate accident I believe and cameramen who’ve dived with them have reported that although initially threatening they don’t set out to harm them, there was one film where a leopard seal was trying to feed the camera man a penguin it had caught which although disturbing to us the narrator felt that the seal saw the cameraman as similar to itself or even juvenile seal it even followed the boat back to shore and stuck around for some time after.
Ideally, I’d want an Orca friend looking out for me if I was ever in the water with a leopard seal. Pretty outlandish scenario, (to say the least), but I can think of no better oceanic protector.
The accordion music over the bossy adolescent penguins is genius. Lmao
I was hoping it was going to cut to a penguin playing the accordion
Awesome documentary, tx for the upload..... 5:11 Doing sun bathing before catching it's prey. from Cape Town, SA
AWESOME!!
Always was fascinated with leopard seals
What was the music used at 10:29 ?!?!?
They don't just hunt penguins. A member of my kayak club visited antartica and while walking on ice by open water, a leopard seal jumped out and grabbed his leg trying to pull him into the water. Fortunately two friends nearby grabbed him and after a serious tug of war pulled him to safety. It took a long time to heal from the wound.
until now there is one offical death by a leopard seal and a few attacks, so curb ur hunt cuz u were in their environment, what u think will happen if u go on safari and run into lions? lmao
@@MrCookieStealer1 said he was kayaking - not hunting
Yowza! You made my skin crawl with that mental visual. Thank God for having friends nearby! Just thinking about what could have happened.....
How would you like it if someone tried to take your dinner off you !
Too bad they didn’t end the seal. Behavior like that can’t be tolerated.
Amazing shooting and movie but strange music choice
2:21 seemed dark I mean a severed head floating down to the sea floor it's sad 😢
Does anyone know the names of the creatures at 17:09 and 17:24 ?
second one is some type of starfish
Merci beaucoup pour le documentaire. Je trouve que tout est un grand circule, n’est pas?
Thanks also for a nice music too. I think it is Chello.
4:48 what's that penguin doing there?
Lovely mouth organ music background for naughty penguin
Other-worldly documentary with brilliant soundtrack/mixing
7:07 when your dad says fuck this I'm out
6:47 sheesh. Reminds me of when I tell my kids I will get them McDonalds later
So adorable, and yet, so terrifying at the same time.
I know, right? Penguins are scary...
Define 'adorable'
11:30 Us human parents have no idea what it is to worry about the kids.
Great documentary and brave camera man.
They are built a bit like an extinct marine dinosaur. Actually looks superficially a bit like a mosasaur! Wonder how it would fare against a great white!
I definitely agree, leopard seals are the modern mosasaur equivalent and their pretty awesome seals
They are Massive, but also swim so graceful through waters ... Motocycles of the deep waters...
Not even gonna tell me what that 30ft condom looking thing was
Salps
Jaye Tyler damn I was hoping it was called “sperms” or something similar lmao
Heads will roll...holy penguin. Can’t go on...animal cycles are brutal to watch.
Penguin chicks and human teenagers.......”never give their parents a moments peace”.......amen to that one!
When they were running around and the music was playing I hoped it was going to cut to a penguin playing the accordion
Holy shit that got me dead bro
Красивое, сильное, и свободолюбивое животное по всей видимости. Слабонервным лучше не смотреть на утренний завтрак
С мелодией гармони было неожиданно и смешно :):)
почему смешно?
@@TheOhmysweetnurse Почему? Потому что неожиданно и в тему. Это называется "юмор". Его трудно объяснить. 7:35. Пингвин кусает другого, того начинает гнаться за первым. И всё это под гармонь.
Hanging out on Ice berg, just chillin
No Penguins were harmed in the filming of this Documentary.
At least not by humans
@Stellvia Hoenheim D:
Leopard seals are just one more reason to not get in the ocean.
Penguin Parents chasing after that baby looks like a bad teen being chased by mom n dad for getting caught sneaking out, taking the car without permission or being caught with weed 😆 🤣
17:14
Bro them creatures came out like those disfigured those from under Sids bed
I think the only thing a leopard seal would be afraid of would be an Orca.
And me
What about his mum ?
Or shark
The only thing in the arctic...
Warum gibt es diese Doku nicht in deutsch
The leopard seal has really shark like teeth 🦈
Terrific ...Nature red in tooth and claw. We should take notice that in the natural world there is no pollution and NOTHING GOES TO WASTE
Orcas fling seals for the fun of it. Half the time they don't even eat the kill. Bugs will eat our trash half the time, there is no such thing as waste... the waste your thinking of is wasting money on food that you won't finish.
Collosal Squid?
🙏🙏🙏
I had to bounce when I saw the injured penguin being harassed by the bird. Thx nature.
Nothing personal 😅
@@eauderay5312 boohoo
17.14. WTF IS THAT?
Poors penguins have a hard life
scientists still dont know why the seals get up on the iceberg floats instead of going to land? Cmon really? I got a few for ya...1 it keeps them at, above, and around their hunting grounds with quick access to the water....and 2 it rocks back and forth, which land cannot do, hence why they sleep on them as well. 3- They lay on the ice waiting to see a penguin or 2 jump up on the iceberg with them and then they know it's time to go catch some food. Penguins cant breath under water so they swim from land to iceberg to iceberg so naturally if they are your prey u gonna hang out at icebergs! DUH!!!!
Plus the fact, on land they have natural predators to worry about, like the Polar bear.
@@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt leopard seals live on antarctic waters while polar bear live on the arctic circle. They're literally at both ends of the world. Both apex predators of their respective habitats though occasional visits from orcas are a threat.
helloo, where is the full doc? ?
I wanna see an orca or great white shark eat a leapard seal
A great white shark would freeze its tits off up there
@@rayfinkle2805 😂😂😂😂 thanks for the laugh
16:54
I really believe that they should re move some polar bears to Antarctica
I was thinking this as well.. you have to wonder what number of impacts would be positive vs negative.
Orcas’ penguin hunting techniques make these seals look like amateurs.
I can see y they have the name leaprod added..
No no he's too dangerous
23:06 talk about sleeping with a bunch of killers
So don't be sad if a leopard seal was killed by a killer whale. To satisfy you search for a video orca killed leopard seal after this.
I think the penguin is defenseless
Bro do really leopard seals hunt petrels instead of penguins
Oh it's SHARE!
hate the sound track.
Why are pengins not extinct, there are so helpless
they are far away from people
Dear friend, once you get to the Antarctic you will find that there a millions of penguins, of all kinds, so do not fret as they will survive and worry about the leopard seals!
The juveniles of all species are super vulnerable to predators attacks, including those of the predators themselves. Quite sure that the of the leopard seals offspring less than 30-40 % reach adulthood if that. The adult penguins are extremely agile and almost out of reach for the leopard seals and they are predators on their own right, just about everything in the ocean is.
I thought I was going to learn about shars
食肉动物够残忍，阿彌陀佛🙏🙏🙏
Mommy what happened to auntie, oh she fell in love wit a leopard seal,and it killed her
When I was a kid a leopard seal tried to eat me and my friends. It attacked us on a school trip lol, it almost got this little girl tui, but this Year 8 kid threw a swim between the flag poll in front of it and saved our lives.
EDIT: I was like 6 when it happened.
Me neither 😄
@@cleric4265 lol fine with me, i know it happened, thats all that matters ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nice fiction story. they should make a movie out of it.
@@genso3065 Believe it or not, it happened.
🤷♀️ idk what to tell you lol
@@knowledgeiskey1319 So you live in antarctica?
"SHARE"
This music shows how depress leopard life is😂
"carnivorous birds devour whats left" Really they're not vegetarian birds then ??? what other sort of bird is there in the arctic ?? FFS!!
lol, sadistic killer
Why is this documentary filmed like a horror movie 💀
How thoughtful,the baby penguin sacrificed himself for for the others safety
Nah he was just slower
@@YuRrRrRYeEeEeE it was sarcasm bro,lol
Poor penguins, they taste like shit only leopard seals (the Bourdains of the sea) eat them.
Orcas eat them as well.
I hate this animal, poor pinguins
Eu atoro mamífero como da. Terra o da. Água leão parto o foco leão parto.
M bree
Leopard seals are assholes.
😂😂😂😁😁😁😁😂💪
So hard to watch these seals torture the penguin. I get it has to eat, but why make it suffer? Going to search for whales killing leopard seals SLOWLY to make me feel better.
I'd like to sea a leopard seal try to attack a bull elephant seal
'see'
🙏🙏🙏