So it was a big surprise to discover wild leopard seals feeding alongside one another while eating king penguins at South Georgia, a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. On top of this ...

(As an added benefit, the extra speed helps the penguins avoid predators such as leopard seals.) The key to this talent is in the penguin’s feathers. Like other birds, emperors have the capacity ...

Leopard seals are solitary animals that ... They are inquisitive, but rarely attack humans. They will eat anything from penguins to other seals, fish, squid and crustaceans. British Antarctic ...

When this elephant seal strayed on to their bit of the beach, these penguins weren't going to take it lying down. As a result, the young seal suffered a painful pinch on the behind as the gentoo ...

They’ve been known to take on potential predators – seals or large seabirds – or even attack visiting researchers ... a source of food for predators like leopard seals and killer whales. By protecting ...

Paul was not the only mammal lying patiently in wait on the edge of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, to greet the explosion of emperor penguins. Leopard seals – measuring up to three and a half metres long – ...