South Africa) contains archaeological deposits demonstrating persistent and continuous human occupation spanning from Late ...

The seals can live for as many as 30 years in the wild, while dealing with predators like orcas and larger leopard seals ... To understand the hunting patterns, researchers outfitted the seas ...

Matthew Smith (UK/Australia) carefully photographs a curious leopard seal beneath the Antarctic ice. It was late in the day and Matthew had to work quickly in the fading light. He squeezed into his ...

While often seen on land, polar bears are strong swimmers that hunt seals by stalking them on sea ice, making them a lethal marine predator. A top predator in the Antarctic, the leopard seal’s ...

Thomas Peschak (Germany/South Africa) comes face to face with a leopard seal in its rapidly disappearing home. Thomas floated in the distance, waiting for the shy leopard seal to emerge. All around ...

The seals can live for as many as 30 years in the wild, while dealing with predators like orcas and larger leopard seals. They survive on fish ... To understand the hunting patterns, researchers ...