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Chad Love: Predators Behaving Strangely
By Chad Love
There are wildlife photographers and then there are National Geographic wildlife photographers. Even in today's real-time, caught-on-tape video-dominated culture the photographers of NG just keep capturing still images and stories with the power to awe. Images and stories like this
Besides highlighting the exceptional clankers one needs to be a NG photographer, it shows - in dramatic fashion - how little we really know about animal behavior: how they process information, what they feel, how they think, what emotions they are or aren't capable of.
Hunters and wildlife photographers both spend large amounts of time hidden or undetected while observing the natural world around them, and I'm sure we've all watched animals do things or act in ways that challenged our fundamental assumptions, what we thought we knew about those animals.
Granted, it might not be as amazing (and amazingly terrifying) as having a monstrous-big leopard seal try to adopt you, but have you ever witnessed something that made you think "What the hell?"
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Comments (19)
wow. what a job that would be terrifying but exhilarating.
I don't think I would have gotten in the dry suit again after I crapped myself.
Amazing- these photographers blow my mind. Anybody know why the seal was trying to feed him? I'd love to know what the experts think about this.
side note- my wallpaper is a NG photo of a grizzly bear. It was taken with an underwater camera, from UNDERNEATH the bear, while it was fishing. The bear's face is in the water, looking down at the camera--and it wasn't swimming; it was standing in shallow water. That means the camera was no more than a few feet from the bear's face. I have to assume they had the camera rigged to some kind of remote control, because getting that close to a bear wouldn't be brave; it would be stupid. Still an unbelievable photo.
It made me think of how experts claim that people in wetsuits get hit by sharks because they look a bit like a seal in the water. Maybe the seal saw the shiny black suit and flippers and recognized him as another seal.
Amazing . . . but it also makes me think - why do we applaud someone doing this when they work for National Geographic but condemn someone who invades the space of a wild predator when they aren't being paid by an "authority" figure?
It's amazing how the seal was able to just keep going back to the penguins and grabbing them like he had them stacked up in his refrigerator or something
Bryan01, it seems that you're referring to Timothy "Bear Scat" Treadwell. Mostly we applaud them because these people are trained professionals, back by an organization with a rich history of pulling these things off safely. It is an expedition, with resources available should something go awry but there are no guarantees. In the case of ol' "Bear Scat" he not only got himself killed but his equally misguided girlfriend as well, not to mention 2 bears that were killed simply for doing what wild bears do.
Absolutely amazing.
WOW...That is amazing. Crazy how an animal will go and help out "another" Instead of trying to chase him off, or worse.
Can loepard seals regularly pose a threat to humans?I only heard about 1 death with a seal behind it.
I heard about a wolf that enjoyed playing with neighborhood dogs in Alaska,at one point it reportedly carried a pug around before releasing him,unharmed.
I think the seal was trying to show him that humans are missing out because penguins taste like chicken.
For the rest of the photo's from that piece: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/11/leopard-seals/nicklen-photogra...
Ha Ha, LOL! Whutsis, a poor lost seal pup? Aww the poor little thing must be hungry, have some penguin dear...
amazing truely amazing
I never knew Leapord Seals could get that big. It's absolutely HUGE.
NG has been publishing these types of photos for years and they show the professionalism, dedication and undoubtly large cajones that the photographers have in order to bring shots such as these into everyones home. The whole organization is to be congratgulated
That is realy cool, it shows that some animls are capable of emotion and can show sympathy for other organisms. It also shows that there is a strong mothering instinct in even the most wild of animals.
Extraordinary photos and a remarkable photographer. Great work! I admire the courage it took to get into the water with a carnivore that size and concentrate on the subject.
Even the most "visious" predators are capable of compasion.
I think the seal was trying to thank us for global warming! ;-)
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Bryan01, it seems that you're referring to Timothy "Bear Scat" Treadwell. Mostly we applaud them because these people are trained professionals, back by an organization with a rich history of pulling these things off safely. It is an expedition, with resources available should something go awry but there are no guarantees. In the case of ol' "Bear Scat" he not only got himself killed but his equally misguided girlfriend as well, not to mention 2 bears that were killed simply for doing what wild bears do.
It's amazing how the seal was able to just keep going back to the penguins and grabbing them like he had them stacked up in his refrigerator or something
I think the seal was trying to show him that humans are missing out because penguins taste like chicken.
WOW...That is amazing. Crazy how an animal will go and help out "another" Instead of trying to chase him off, or worse.
I don't think I would have gotten in the dry suit again after I crapped myself.
It made me think of how experts claim that people in wetsuits get hit by sharks because they look a bit like a seal in the water. Maybe the seal saw the shiny black suit and flippers and recognized him as another seal.
Can loepard seals regularly pose a threat to humans?I only heard about 1 death with a seal behind it.
I heard about a wolf that enjoyed playing with neighborhood dogs in Alaska,at one point it reportedly carried a pug around before releasing him,unharmed.
Amazing- these photographers blow my mind. Anybody know why the seal was trying to feed him? I'd love to know what the experts think about this.
side note- my wallpaper is a NG photo of a grizzly bear. It was taken with an underwater camera, from UNDERNEATH the bear, while it was fishing. The bear's face is in the water, looking down at the camera--and it wasn't swimming; it was standing in shallow water. That means the camera was no more than a few feet from the bear's face. I have to assume they had the camera rigged to some kind of remote control, because getting that close to a bear wouldn't be brave; it would be stupid. Still an unbelievable photo.
Ha Ha, LOL! Whutsis, a poor lost seal pup? Aww the poor little thing must be hungry, have some penguin dear...
Absolutely amazing.
wow. what a job that would be terrifying but exhilarating.
I never knew Leapord Seals could get that big. It's absolutely HUGE.
NG has been publishing these types of photos for years and they show the professionalism, dedication and undoubtly large cajones that the photographers have in order to bring shots such as these into everyones home. The whole organization is to be congratgulated
Extraordinary photos and a remarkable photographer. Great work! I admire the courage it took to get into the water with a carnivore that size and concentrate on the subject.
For the rest of the photo's from that piece: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/11/leopard-seals/nicklen-photogra...
Even the most "visious" predators are capable of compasion.
amazing truely amazing
That is realy cool, it shows that some animls are capable of emotion and can show sympathy for other organisms. It also shows that there is a strong mothering instinct in even the most wild of animals.
Amazing . . . but it also makes me think - why do we applaud someone doing this when they work for National Geographic but condemn someone who invades the space of a wild predator when they aren't being paid by an "authority" figure?
I think the seal was trying to thank us for global warming! ;-)
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