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FEATURE: Seehund wird nach Rehab wieder freigelassen
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild at Cates Park, Vancouver, Canada - 25 Sep 2015
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FEATURE: Seehund wird nach Rehab wieder freigelassen
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A seal splashes in the water after being released back into the wild
Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild at Cates Park, Vancouver, Canada - 25 Sep 2015
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FEATURE: Seehund wird nach Rehab wieder freigelassen
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild at Cates Park, Vancouver, Canada - 25 Sep 2015
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FEATURE: Seehund wird nach Rehab wieder freigelassen
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A seal lays on the boat launch after being released back into the wild
Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild at Cates Park, Vancouver, Canada - 25 Sep 2015
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FEATURE: Seehund wird nach Rehab wieder freigelassen
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild at Cates Park, Vancouver, Canada - 25 Sep 2015
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Polar Snorkelling, Arctic and Antarctica - 18 Aug 2015
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Polar Snorkelling, Arctic and Antarctica - 18 Aug 2015
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A company from the Netherlands is offering the chance to snorkel in the arctic and Antarctica.
In water almost dipping below freezing, snorkelers see whales, penguins, towering ice bergs and jelly-fish. Whilst snorkelling, the only protection divers have is a dry suit which leaves the face open to the frosty water.
Inexperienced snorkeler Liza Bowman, 26, from the Netherlands said: "I wasn't really cold. I never wanted to come out of the water because of the cold. When you first put your face in the water it stings, but then it goes away."
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
The dense population of Cape fur seals at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks grab their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its mouth. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White.
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
The dense population of Cape fur seals at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks grab their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its mouth. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White.
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Callister/REX (4059858h)
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
The dense population of Cape fur seals at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks grab their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its mouth. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White.
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Callister/REX (4059858e)
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
The dense population of Cape fur seals at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks grab their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its mouth. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White.
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Callister/REX (4059858d)
Great white shark feeding on a cape fur seal
Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
The dense population of Cape fur seals at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks grab their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its mouth. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White.
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Callister/REX (4059858f)
Great white shark feeding on a cape fur seal
Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
The dense population of Cape fur seals at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks grab their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its mouth. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White.
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Callister/REX (4059858c)
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
The dense population of Cape fur seals at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks grab their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its mouth. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White.
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Callister/REX (4059858b)
A Great White shark breaching on a group of cape fur seals, capturing one it its mouth
Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
The dense population of Cape fur seals at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks grab their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its mouth. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White.
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Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Callister/REX (4059858a)
A Great White shark breaching on a group of cape fur seals, capturing one it its mouth
Great White Sharks hunting Cape Fur Seals off Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa - 03 Aug 2014
The dense population of Cape fur seals at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks grab their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its mouth. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White.
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The wildlife of South Georgia by Paul Goldstein - Nov 2013
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Georgia On My Mind: The Wildlife of South Georgia by Paul Goldstein
A British photographer has captured the majesty of the wildlife inhabitants of South Georgia.
Paul Goldstein, a tour guide for Exodus, shot these impressive images last month on the remote and inhospitable island in southern Atlantic Ocean.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British overseas territory 964 miles (1551km) east of the Falkland Islands.
Guiding an exclusive charter, Wimbledon-based Paul was able to record what he describes as "a wildlife nirvana".
Highlights include images of adorable elephant seal pups as well as juvenile king penguins caught in the rain.
"No-one arrives here by accident", Paul says "not only is it a long way from anywhere, it is also lashed by some of the most 'lively' seas in the world. However, when you bear in mind the incredible legacy of Shackleton and many other heroic explorers as well as the whaling history, it is fascinating historically.
"It is also very beautiful with huge tumbling glaciers as well as towering mountains. But it is the wildlife that brings me and other back. Six million King Penguins cannot be wrong and those young elephant seals (weeners) are very endearing until they get older and fall out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down."
"A hundred people, probably one million pictures and one or two grown-up waves! Remarkable, the best places are always the hardest to get to."
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands consists of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands, known as the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is 104 miles (167.4 km) long and 0.9 to 23.0 miles (1.4 to 37 km) wide...
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
They may look a little like robot seals, but these animals are actually part of a group of 7 who have been released back into the wild after being rehabilitated at Vancouver Aquarium. The young seals, who were all originally rescued after being separated from their mothers, were released into the waters of Howe Sound in British Columbia, Canada, with five out the seven sporting fetching satellite linked transmitters on their heads. According to veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena these transmitters will help the aquarium improve their rehabilitation and release efforts by revealing what the seals do and where they go once they are set free.
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
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Seal with a transmitter on its head swimming after being released
Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
They may look a little like robot seals, but these animals are actually part of a group of 7 who have been released back into the wild after being rehabilitated at Vancouver Aquarium. The young seals, who were all originally rescued after being separated from their mothers, were released into the waters of Howe Sound in British Columbia, Canada, with five out the seven sporting fetching satellite linked transmitters on their heads. According to veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena these transmitters will help the aquarium improve their rehabilitation and release efforts by revealing what the seals do and where they go once they are set free.
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
They may look a little like robot seals, but these animals are actually part of a group of 7 who have been released back into the wild after being rehabilitated at Vancouver Aquarium. The young seals, who were all originally rescued after being separated from their mothers, were released into the waters of Howe Sound in British Columbia, Canada, with five out the seven sporting fetching satellite linked transmitters on their heads. According to veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena these transmitters will help the aquarium improve their rehabilitation and release efforts by revealing what the seals do and where they go once they are set free.
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Canadian Press/REX (3385257b)
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
They may look a little like robot seals, but these animals are actually part of a group of 7 who have been released back into the wild after being rehabilitated at Vancouver Aquarium. The young seals, who were all originally rescued after being separated from their mothers, were released into the waters of Howe Sound in British Columbia, Canada, with five out the seven sporting fetching satellite linked transmitters on their heads. According to veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena these transmitters will help the aquarium improve their rehabilitation and release efforts by revealing what the seals do and where they go once they are set free.
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Canadian Press/REX (3385257e)
A seal with a transmitter on its head
Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
They may look a little like robot seals, but these animals are actually part of a group of 7 who have been released back into the wild after being rehabilitated at Vancouver Aquarium. The young seals, who were all originally rescued after being separated from their mothers, were released into the waters of Howe Sound in British Columbia, Canada, with five out the seven sporting fetching satellite linked transmitters on their heads. According to veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena these transmitters will help the aquarium improve their rehabilitation and release efforts by revealing what the seals do and where they go once they are set free.
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
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Rehabilitated seals released back into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - 20 Nov 2013
They may look a little like robot seals, but these animals are actually part of a group of 7 who have been released back into the wild after being rehabilitated at Vancouver Aquarium. The young seals, who were all originally rescued after being separated from their mothers, were released into the waters of Howe Sound in British Columbia, Canada, with five out the seven sporting fetching satellite linked transmitters on their heads. According to veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena these transmitters will help the aquarium improve their rehabilitation and release efforts by revealing what the seals do and where they go once they are set free.
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Baby seals at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, Britain - 10 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tom Mason/REX (3359363b)
Up Close With Adorable Seal Pups
It would appear that this is one photographer who really has received the seal of approval!
20-year-old Tom Mason was able to snap these adorable images of baby seals during a recent visit to Donna Nook.
One of the best loved nature spectacles in Britain is currently getting underway at the Lincolnshire reserve, which is home to one of the largest and most accessible breeding colonies of grey seals in the UK.
Each year hundreds of seals make their way to the beaches at the reserve for the start of the annual mating season - an amazing spectacle that attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
It is such a popular event that dedicated viewing areas are set up at the foot of the sand dunes in order to reduce disturbance to the seals.
Speaking about his visit Tom comments: "I was very lucky to get up close and personal with these cute little pups. And the photographic fellows certainly made for excellent subjects!
"In fact I think they may be the cutest animals in the British Isles".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Tom Mason / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KFVWMCQLV (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Baby seals at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, Britain - 10 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tom Mason/REX (3359363a)
Up Close With Adorable Seal Pups
It would appear that this is one photographer who really has received the seal of approval!
20-year-old Tom Mason was able to snap these adorable images of baby seals during a recent visit to Donna Nook.
One of the best loved nature spectacles in Britain is currently getting underway at the Lincolnshire reserve, which is home to one of the largest and most accessible breeding colonies of grey seals in the UK.
Each year hundreds of seals make their way to the beaches at the reserve for the start of the annual mating season - an amazing spectacle that attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
It is such a popular event that dedicated viewing areas are set up at the foot of the sand dunes in order to reduce disturbance to the seals.
Speaking about his visit Tom comments: "I was very lucky to get up close and personal with these cute little pups. And the photographic fellows certainly made for excellent subjects!
"In fact I think they may be the cutest animals in the British Isles".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Tom Mason / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KFVWMCQLV (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Baby seals at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, Britain - 10 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tom Mason/REX (3359363h)
Up Close With Adorable Seal Pups
It would appear that this is one photographer who really has received the seal of approval!
20-year-old Tom Mason was able to snap these adorable images of baby seals during a recent visit to Donna Nook.
One of the best loved nature spectacles in Britain is currently getting underway at the Lincolnshire reserve, which is home to one of the largest and most accessible breeding colonies of grey seals in the UK.
Each year hundreds of seals make their way to the beaches at the reserve for the start of the annual mating season - an amazing spectacle that attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
It is such a popular event that dedicated viewing areas are set up at the foot of the sand dunes in order to reduce disturbance to the seals.
Speaking about his visit Tom comments: "I was very lucky to get up close and personal with these cute little pups. And the photographic fellows certainly made for excellent subjects!
"In fact I think they may be the cutest animals in the British Isles".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Tom Mason / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KFVWMCQLV (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Baby seals at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, Britain - 10 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tom Mason/REX (3359363g)
Up Close With Adorable Seal Pups
It would appear that this is one photographer who really has received the seal of approval!
20-year-old Tom Mason was able to snap these adorable images of baby seals during a recent visit to Donna Nook.
One of the best loved nature spectacles in Britain is currently getting underway at the Lincolnshire reserve, which is home to one of the largest and most accessible breeding colonies of grey seals in the UK.
Each year hundreds of seals make their way to the beaches at the reserve for the start of the annual mating season - an amazing spectacle that attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
It is such a popular event that dedicated viewing areas are set up at the foot of the sand dunes in order to reduce disturbance to the seals.
Speaking about his visit Tom comments: "I was very lucky to get up close and personal with these cute little pups. And the photographic fellows certainly made for excellent subjects!
"In fact I think they may be the cutest animals in the British Isles".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Tom Mason / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KFVWMCQLV (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Baby seals at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, Britain - 10 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tom Mason/REX (3359363f)
Up Close With Adorable Seal Pups
It would appear that this is one photographer who really has received the seal of approval!
20-year-old Tom Mason was able to snap these adorable images of baby seals during a recent visit to Donna Nook.
One of the best loved nature spectacles in Britain is currently getting underway at the Lincolnshire reserve, which is home to one of the largest and most accessible breeding colonies of grey seals in the UK.
Each year hundreds of seals make their way to the beaches at the reserve for the start of the annual mating season - an amazing spectacle that attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
It is such a popular event that dedicated viewing areas are set up at the foot of the sand dunes in order to reduce disturbance to the seals.
Speaking about his visit Tom comments: "I was very lucky to get up close and personal with these cute little pups. And the photographic fellows certainly made for excellent subjects!
"In fact I think they may be the cutest animals in the British Isles".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Tom Mason / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KFVWMCQLV (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Baby seals at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, Britain - 10 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tom Mason/REX (3359363e)
Up Close With Adorable Seal Pups
It would appear that this is one photographer who really has received the seal of approval!
20-year-old Tom Mason was able to snap these adorable images of baby seals during a recent visit to Donna Nook.
One of the best loved nature spectacles in Britain is currently getting underway at the Lincolnshire reserve, which is home to one of the largest and most accessible breeding colonies of grey seals in the UK.
Each year hundreds of seals make their way to the beaches at the reserve for the start of the annual mating season - an amazing spectacle that attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
It is such a popular event that dedicated viewing areas are set up at the foot of the sand dunes in order to reduce disturbance to the seals.
Speaking about his visit Tom comments: "I was very lucky to get up close and personal with these cute little pups. And the photographic fellows certainly made for excellent subjects!
"In fact I think they may be the cutest animals in the British Isles".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Tom Mason / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KFVWMCQLV (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Baby seals at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, Britain - 10 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tom Mason/REX (3359363d)
Up Close With Adorable Seal Pups
It would appear that this is one photographer who really has received the seal of approval!
20-year-old Tom Mason was able to snap these adorable images of baby seals during a recent visit to Donna Nook.
One of the best loved nature spectacles in Britain is currently getting underway at the Lincolnshire reserve, which is home to one of the largest and most accessible breeding colonies of grey seals in the UK.
Each year hundreds of seals make their way to the beaches at the reserve for the start of the annual mating season - an amazing spectacle that attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
It is such a popular event that dedicated viewing areas are set up at the foot of the sand dunes in order to reduce disturbance to the seals.
Speaking about his visit Tom comments: "I was very lucky to get up close and personal with these cute little pups. And the photographic fellows certainly made for excellent subjects!
"In fact I think they may be the cutest animals in the British Isles".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Tom Mason / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KFVWMCQLV (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Baby seals at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, Britain - 10 Nov 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tom Mason/REX (3359363c)
Up Close With Adorable Seal Pups
It would appear that this is one photographer who really has received the seal of approval!
20-year-old Tom Mason was able to snap these adorable images of baby seals during a recent visit to Donna Nook.
One of the best loved nature spectacles in Britain is currently getting underway at the Lincolnshire reserve, which is home to one of the largest and most accessible breeding colonies of grey seals in the UK.
Each year hundreds of seals make their way to the beaches at the reserve for the start of the annual mating season - an amazing spectacle that attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
It is such a popular event that dedicated viewing areas are set up at the foot of the sand dunes in order to reduce disturbance to the seals.
Speaking about his visit Tom comments: "I was very lucky to get up close and personal with these cute little pups. And the photographic fellows certainly made for excellent subjects!
"In fact I think they may be the cutest animals in the British Isles".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Tom Mason / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KFVWMCQLV (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Christmas treats for animals at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, Britain - 18 Dec 2012
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Christmas treats for animals at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, Britain - 18 Dec 2012
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Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645j)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645i)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645h)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645g)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645d)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645f)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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DUKAS_27011622_REX
Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645e)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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DUKAS_27011621_REX
Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645b)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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DUKAS_27011620_REX
Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645c)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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DUKAS_27011619_REX
Grey seals give birth on Horsey beach in Norfolk, Britain - 28 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin / Rex Features (1998645a)
Seal Baby Boom On Norfolk Beach
Hundreds of grey seals have descended on a beach in Norfolk to give birth to their pups after a year of pregnancy.
Nature lovers are able to watch at close range as mothers give birth to their pups, witnessing first hand the moment the cub enters the world and the first few touching moments of its life.
The astonishing scenes make for the kind of viewing normally only seen in wildlife documentaries.
All that separates passers by from the labouring mothers on Horsey Beach is a thin blue rope meaning the public can observe the births from just feet away on the dunes.
There were gasps of amazement from the members of the public assembled this morning who witnessed the raw spectacle of this mother giving birth to her cub.
Nature lover Louise Bishop said: "I have never ever seen anything like it. To witness the birth from just feet away without a screen or barrier was truly humbling.
"I felt like I was watching a David Attenborough programme. At first the mother just seemed to be circling in the sand and then I noticed the pup emerging from her.
"I never expected to see such an amazing sight first hand. It happened just feet away from me. The pup flopped onto the sand with his big black eyes wide open looking at me. I had tears in my eyes.
'"Then the mum seemed to roll over onto her back as if exhausted by the birth.
"Moments later she leaned up to look for her newborn and patted his head as if to say well done. It was raw and real and truly beautiful".
There are thought to be more than 300 newborn cubs on the beach already after the first adults started coming ashore in October. By Christmas that number is expected to double.
A voluntary beach closure is in place to help protect the seals while they care for their young.
While people are stil...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHJOBZFUQ
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Southern Elephant seals, Falkland Islands - 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kjell-Erik Moseid / Rex Features (1788011y)
Awesome Elephant Seals: Fight To Be King of the Harem
When the prize is a harem of females, it is worth throwing your weight around.
These two males Southern elephant seals are pictured locked in a crunching battle for supremacy on the beaches of the Falkland Islands.
The pair went snout to snout in a power struggle over the alpha male role which entitles the winner to a choice of sometimes more than 100 cows on the breeding ground.
The amazing fight was captured by wildlife photographer Kjell-Erik Moseid who says the sound he experienced was almost as impressive as the pictures he shot.
He explains: "The deep rumble you can imagine. It is the sound of a heavy mill going round. Then there is a few seconds of quivering silence. Then they smack into each other and sound carries down to the spinal cord.
"The bigger and deeper the bass, the better. It acts as both a deterrent to competitors and to attract cows. The smaller bulls are often left on the fringes or they patrol back and forth in the sea, constantly on guard about the opportunity to present themselves. They patrol and then to test the king's harem reaction. Most often, a terrifying roar is enough for the newcomer make a quick retreat.
"When it comes to a fight, they face each other, trying to bite through the rival's thick leathery skin. But that's easier said than done to penetrate the thick layer of blubber. The match will be a clean power war, where the two banging each other the best they can. The stronger will land a bite, blood flows and the intruder realises it's over and swims into the sea."
With males over 20 feet (6 metres) long and weighing up to 4 tons (8,800 pounds, 4,000 kgs), Southern elephants are the largest of all seals. Males can weigh eight to ten times as much as females. They get their name from their trunklike infla...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IJYGRRRLG
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Southern Elephant seals, Falkland Islands - 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kjell-Erik Moseid / Rex Features (1788011q)
Southern elephant seals
Awesome Elephant Seals: Fight To Be King of the Harem
When the prize is a harem of females, it is worth throwing your weight around.
These two males Southern elephant seals are pictured locked in a crunching battle for supremacy on the beaches of the Falkland Islands.
The pair went snout to snout in a power struggle over the alpha male role which entitles the winner to a choice of sometimes more than 100 cows on the breeding ground.
The amazing fight was captured by wildlife photographer Kjell-Erik Moseid who says the sound he experienced was almost as impressive as the pictures he shot.
He explains: "The deep rumble you can imagine. It is the sound of a heavy mill going round. Then there is a few seconds of quivering silence. Then they smack into each other and sound carries down to the spinal cord.
"The bigger and deeper the bass, the better. It acts as both a deterrent to competitors and to attract cows. The smaller bulls are often left on the fringes or they patrol back and forth in the sea, constantly on guard about the opportunity to present themselves. They patrol and then to test the king's harem reaction. Most often, a terrifying roar is enough for the newcomer make a quick retreat.
"When it comes to a fight, they face each other, trying to bite through the rival's thick leathery skin. But that's easier said than done to penetrate the thick layer of blubber. The match will be a clean power war, where the two banging each other the best they can. The stronger will land a bite, blood flows and the intruder realises it's over and swims into the sea."
With males over 20 feet (6 metres) long and weighing up to 4 tons (8,800 pounds, 4,000 kgs), Southern elephants are the largest of all seals. Males can weigh eight to ten times as much as females. They get their name fro...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IJYGRRRLG
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Southern Elephant seals, Falkland Islands - 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kjell-Erik Moseid / Rex Features (1788011k)
Two male elephant seals fight to be alpha male of a harem of up to 100 females (Pic 3)
Awesome Elephant Seals: Fight To Be King of the Harem
When the prize is a harem of females, it is worth throwing your weight around.
These two males Southern elephant seals are pictured locked in a crunching battle for supremacy on the beaches of the Falkland Islands.
The pair went snout to snout in a power struggle over the alpha male role which entitles the winner to a choice of sometimes more than 100 cows on the breeding ground.
The amazing fight was captured by wildlife photographer Kjell-Erik Moseid who says the sound he experienced was almost as impressive as the pictures he shot.
He explains: "The deep rumble you can imagine. It is the sound of a heavy mill going round. Then there is a few seconds of quivering silence. Then they smack into each other and sound carries down to the spinal cord.
"The bigger and deeper the bass, the better. It acts as both a deterrent to competitors and to attract cows. The smaller bulls are often left on the fringes or they patrol back and forth in the sea, constantly on guard about the opportunity to present themselves. They patrol and then to test the king's harem reaction. Most often, a terrifying roar is enough for the newcomer make a quick retreat.
"When it comes to a fight, they face each other, trying to bite through the rival's thick leathery skin. But that's easier said than done to penetrate the thick layer of blubber. The match will be a clean power war, where the two banging each other the best they can. The stronger will land a bite, blood flows and the intruder realises it's over and swims into the sea."
With males over 20 feet (6 metres) long and weighing up to 4 tons (8,800 pounds, 4,000 kgs), Southern elephants are the largest of all seals. Males can weigh...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IJYGRRRLG
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Southern Elephant seals, Falkland Islands - 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kjell-Erik Moseid / Rex Features (1788011j)
Two male elephant seals fight to be alpha male of a harem of up to 100 females (Pic 2)
Awesome Elephant Seals: Fight To Be King of the Harem
When the prize is a harem of females, it is worth throwing your weight around.
These two males Southern elephant seals are pictured locked in a crunching battle for supremacy on the beaches of the Falkland Islands.
The pair went snout to snout in a power struggle over the alpha male role which entitles the winner to a choice of sometimes more than 100 cows on the breeding ground.
The amazing fight was captured by wildlife photographer Kjell-Erik Moseid who says the sound he experienced was almost as impressive as the pictures he shot.
He explains: "The deep rumble you can imagine. It is the sound of a heavy mill going round. Then there is a few seconds of quivering silence. Then they smack into each other and sound carries down to the spinal cord.
"The bigger and deeper the bass, the better. It acts as both a deterrent to competitors and to attract cows. The smaller bulls are often left on the fringes or they patrol back and forth in the sea, constantly on guard about the opportunity to present themselves. They patrol and then to test the king's harem reaction. Most often, a terrifying roar is enough for the newcomer make a quick retreat.
"When it comes to a fight, they face each other, trying to bite through the rival's thick leathery skin. But that's easier said than done to penetrate the thick layer of blubber. The match will be a clean power war, where the two banging each other the best they can. The stronger will land a bite, blood flows and the intruder realises it's over and swims into the sea."
With males over 20 feet (6 metres) long and weighing up to 4 tons (8,800 pounds, 4,000 kgs), Southern elephants are the largest of all seals. Males can weigh...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IJYGRRRLG
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DUKAS_25495729_REX
Southern Elephant seals, Falkland Islands - 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kjell-Erik Moseid / Rex Features (1788011i)
Two male elephant seals fight to be alpha male of a harem of up to 100 females (Pic 4)
Awesome Elephant Seals: Fight To Be King of the Harem
When the prize is a harem of females, it is worth throwing your weight around.
These two males Southern elephant seals are pictured locked in a crunching battle for supremacy on the beaches of the Falkland Islands.
The pair went snout to snout in a power struggle over the alpha male role which entitles the winner to a choice of sometimes more than 100 cows on the breeding ground.
The amazing fight was captured by wildlife photographer Kjell-Erik Moseid who says the sound he experienced was almost as impressive as the pictures he shot.
He explains: "The deep rumble you can imagine. It is the sound of a heavy mill going round. Then there is a few seconds of quivering silence. Then they smack into each other and sound carries down to the spinal cord.
"The bigger and deeper the bass, the better. It acts as both a deterrent to competitors and to attract cows. The smaller bulls are often left on the fringes or they patrol back and forth in the sea, constantly on guard about the opportunity to present themselves. They patrol and then to test the king's harem reaction. Most often, a terrifying roar is enough for the newcomer make a quick retreat.
"When it comes to a fight, they face each other, trying to bite through the rival's thick leathery skin. But that's easier said than done to penetrate the thick layer of blubber. The match will be a clean power war, where the two banging each other the best they can. The stronger will land a bite, blood flows and the intruder realises it's over and swims into the sea."
With males over 20 feet (6 metres) long and weighing up to 4 tons (8,800 pounds, 4,000 kgs), Southern elephants are the largest of all seals. Males can weigh...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IJYGRRRLG
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DUKAS_25495727_REX
Southern Elephant seals, Falkland Islands - 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kjell-Erik Moseid / Rex Features (1788011h)
Two male elephant seals fight to be alpha male of a harem of up to 100 females (Pic 1)
Awesome Elephant Seals: Fight To Be King of the Harem
When the prize is a harem of females, it is worth throwing your weight around.
These two males Southern elephant seals are pictured locked in a crunching battle for supremacy on the beaches of the Falkland Islands.
The pair went snout to snout in a power struggle over the alpha male role which entitles the winner to a choice of sometimes more than 100 cows on the breeding ground.
The amazing fight was captured by wildlife photographer Kjell-Erik Moseid who says the sound he experienced was almost as impressive as the pictures he shot.
He explains: "The deep rumble you can imagine. It is the sound of a heavy mill going round. Then there is a few seconds of quivering silence. Then they smack into each other and sound carries down to the spinal cord.
"The bigger and deeper the bass, the better. It acts as both a deterrent to competitors and to attract cows. The smaller bulls are often left on the fringes or they patrol back and forth in the sea, constantly on guard about the opportunity to present themselves. They patrol and then to test the king's harem reaction. Most often, a terrifying roar is enough for the newcomer make a quick retreat.
"When it comes to a fight, they face each other, trying to bite through the rival's thick leathery skin. But that's easier said than done to penetrate the thick layer of blubber. The match will be a clean power war, where the two banging each other the best they can. The stronger will land a bite, blood flows and the intruder realises it's over and swims into the sea."
With males over 20 feet (6 metres) long and weighing up to 4 tons (8,800 pounds, 4,000 kgs), Southern elephants are the largest of all seals. Males can weigh...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IJYGRRRLG
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Great White Sharks hunting for Seals in False bay, South Africa - Aug 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Callister / Rex Features (848326l)
Hungry Shark Loses Lunch ... And A Tooth
This Great White shark lost not only its lunch but also its tooth when it attacked a decoy seal.
The hungry shark leapt out of the water to snatch up what it thought was a tasty Cape fur seal in its massive jaws.
However, it was actually a decoy and the over enthusiastic shark bit down so hard that one of its teeth was sent flying.
The moment was caught on camera by photographer Dan Callister off the coast of Seal Island near Cape Town, South Africa.
A large population of sharks patrol the waters around Seal Island, which is home to around 64,000 Cape Fur seals from April to September.
With such an abundant food supply close by, scores of sharks patrol the seas around the island on the look out for young and inexperienced seal pups.
To reach the open sea to feed the seals must first cross these shark-infested waters - passing through what is known as the 'ring of death'.
The predators then catch their prey in truly spectacular fashion.
Approaching from below, the sharks leap nearly vertically out of the waves to snatch seals swimming close to the surface.
The behaviour means that the area is acknowledged as the best in the world to witness sharks breaching.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Dan Callister / Rex Features
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Dense population of Great White sharks, South Arica
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Callister / Rex Features (1816310d)
Hungry Shark Loses Lunch ... And A Tooth
This Great White shark lost not only its lunch but also its tooth when it attacked a decoy seal.
The hungry shark leapt out of the water to snatch up what it thought was a tasty Cape fur seal in its massive jaws.
However, it was actually a decoy and the over enthusiastic shark bit down so hard that one of its teeth was sent flying.
The moment was caught on camera by photographer Dan Callister off the coast of Seal Island near Cape Town, South Africa.
A large population of sharks patrol the waters around Seal Island, which is home to around 64,000 Cape Fur seals from April to September.
With such an abundant food supply close by, scores of sharks patrol the seas around the island on the look out for young and inexperienced seal pups.
To reach the open sea to feed the seals must first cross these shark-infested waters - passing through what is known as the 'ring of death'.
The predators then catch their prey in truly spectacular fashion.
Approaching from below, the sharks leap nearly vertically out of the waves to snatch seals swimming close to the surface.
The behaviour means that the area is acknowledged as the best in the world to witness sharks breaching.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Dan Callister / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IXQQXEEQF (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Southern Elephant seals, Falkland Islands - 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kjell-Erik Moseid / Rex Features (1788011b)
Elephant seal 'smiles' at camera
Happy To Seal You: Elephant Seal 'Smiles' For Camera
Smile please! A cheery-looking Southern elephant seal looks only too happy to pose for the camera.
This hilarious snap shows the heavyweight beach-dweller showing its teeth for photographer Kjell-Erik Moseid.
The Norwegian captured the side-splitting moment during a visit to the Falkland Islands.
Elephant seals get their name from the large trunk-like proboscis of the adult male. Bulls will use the snout to producing loud roaring noises during the mating season, a time when they do not leave the beach to feed.
Kjell-Erik says: "The deep rumbling sound is hard to imagine. It is so loud that the silence that follows feels deafening. The sound carries down to the spinal cord."
The male - or bull - seal can reach a length of 16 feet (4.9 m) and weigh a foot-crushing three tonnes (3,000 kg).
MUST CREDIT: Kjell Erik Moseid/Rex Features
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