As soon as this little penguin collided in the icy waters of the Antarctic sea leopard, his days were numbered. The frightened bird from last forces tried to escape, but the leopard attacks at lightning speed - one hit jaws, and paw penguin caught between its sharp teeth. Further - a question of time, and just a few minutes.

These photos were made in 2009 in the waters of the Port Lockroy - natural harbour on the Northwest coast of the island Wienke where the penguin colony is a usual thing.



Young penguins often run the risk of going into shallow water to play. Leopard seals like to lie, hiding, and then the lightning attack as soon as the victim will come a little closer.

Leopard seals organize an ambush on the penguins, pushing them deeper in the sea of legs.
Young penguins can't feel the danger in advance.



Leopard seals swim in shallow Bay before the tide and pretend stone.

When a young penguin approaching, leopard grabs him with lightning speed by the paws and wears out to a depth to drown.
Then the leopard Stripping with penguin feathers.



Hunting in shallow water, these sharp-toothed carnivores can eat up to 12 penguins in the day.
Leopard seals is the second largest species of seals in the Antarctic is also preys on krill, squid and fish in the open sea.