Leopard Seals, Lords of the Ice | Documentary

Amidst the pristine but freezing waters surrounding the white continent, a unique insight into the mysterious daily lives of Leopard Seals and discover some never-before-filmed behaviors of these highly intelligent predators. "Killer Seals" will reveal how Leopard Seals hunt penguins underwater or on land, charging unwary trespassers on the ice, be they penguin or human!
Production: Saint Thomas Productions & Canal+
Direction: Jean-François Barthod & Jérôme Bouvier

[@brownehawk7744]

I imagine the penguin documentary guy in the water next to seal guy, just living different experiences.

[@jayfron6012]

😂😂😂

[@cynthiathomas404]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Both thinking about how friggin cold they are.

[@jdghok]

That guys got grande cajones getting in the sea with those big seals but it payed off in the end, it never ceases to amaze me how intelligent other mammals are once you break the ice so to speak lol 😂

[@Scratchingforcash]

To be fair, you’re kinda dressed like a larger penguin. I can see why a Lion Seal would attack you. Let’s be honest, the Seal is there to eat, while you’re there to take pictures and the problem is the Seal doesn’t know that.

[@vannix565]

I agree

[@jdghok]

I don't understand why their diversuits are black, if they had hi-viz orange or green ones I'm pretty sure the big seals would then think I'm not eating that horrible looking penguin lol 😂

[@calspace]

*Leopard seal

[@jenniferparker4326]

Sea lions are very different then leopord seals!

[@iwinlee]

i believe Tiger Seal would have the same thought...

[@pitbullsensei179]

Maybe diving while wearing a penguin colored suit did not help😂

[@Scratchingforcash]

I just said the same thing!! I’m glad someone else noticed that!!

[@Scratchingforcash]

Amazing video! Thank you for posting this and sharing your narration. I absolutely loved it!!

[@Keepler22b]

wild nature! incredibly good footage. When that leopard seal offers the diver her prey:) Damn!

[@omiNITROUS]

Lol the penguins probably have nostalgia like "hey remember when it was just seagulls trying to kill us? And, you know, not an actual fucking sea monster? Good time-" and then he gets eaten by said sea monster, because shes trying to feed this weird bald ass seal with a camera.

[@Exiled.New.Yorker]

Ug, the narration is every reason why I prefer UK documentaries.

[@Keepler22b]

:) I imagine that.

[@the_plaidpiper8957]

My most feared animal in the world is by far the leopard seal. I know I will likely never see one in my entire life but the idea of my last sight being a leopard seal smiling at me before it drags me 200ft underwater to completely devour me frightens me more than any other animal…

[@megamansiofan]

seals wont drag you down

[@k1k992]

Or a crocodile drowing you! That must be awefull!

[@angelmartin7310]

They won't eat you. They drowned that 1 lady but didn't eat her.

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

August 6, 2003. The death of a British marine biologist in Antarctica last month is thought to be the first human fatality caused by a leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx). But scientists fear further seal attacks as the number of people working in the region continues to rise.

[@only-vans]

That female leopard seal sees the camera man as a funny looking seal with blue flippers. She was asking for a date.

[@tinygrim]

plus she needed to breathe , and at same time watches you to see if you attack or flee . she sees you're no threat that way and also may have something she decides shade rather not test . your black suit and gear makes you look more strong to her ... I feel. and THANK YOU. I LOVE LEOPARD SEALS ... SCARY THO. I WOULDNT TRY THAT EVER ..

[@graftonduncan6530]

I think the camera 📸 miss that leopard seal from the last encounter so he went back to take a family photo 🤣 for memory

[@hoangtienvu2000]

Thank you!

[@philipmendisco6656]

My great great grandfather and his people were natives who used to trap and train leopard seals to dive for crabs and oysters

[@alayomerkahraman5586]

Eğitilebilir hayvanlar mı

[@victory4history]

Those are some smart seals trading crabs and oysters for venison.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Natives in the Antarctic??? 😅

[@emilybrannigan2522]

I would love to learn more about this. What is the name of this indigenous group?

[@jfsimon1981]

Magnifique Jean-François

[@burquebandit7169]

The might be nightmare fuel, but that's why I like them

[@P108A]

Such a beautiful animal

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

It also completely goes against what we always associate seals to be: doe eyes, long whiskers, innocent, sweet faces, balancing things on their noses for fun, playful and cute! Leopard seals are the exact opposite in every possible way.

[@Dcupikawaibo]

最後は本当に感動😭

[@juanitarichards1074]

Poor penguins, they are a smorgasbord for the leopard seals.

[@kimmyrask7368]

Smörgåsbord*

[@whatdidyoudo66]

The way she goes bud…

[@juanitarichards1074]

@@kimmyrask7368 Also known as a buffet...

[@kimmyrask7368]

@@juanitarichards1074 haha it’s a swedish word, I’m a swede, that’s why I made that comment ;)

[@juanitarichards1074]

@@kimmyrask7368 Some cultures wouldn't know either....we all have different names fr things. In NZ - and Scotland and other similar countries we grow a vegetable called "Swede" for putting in soups and stews or we eat it mashed with butter. It's an old fashioned vege now but us oldies know what it is and how to cook it. "Swede" is also a slang word for "head" - "watch your Swede!" Or "he banged his swede". LOL

[@Witchfoot.Incorporated]

Ida at least grabbed my gift to see her reaction

[@abertj.7365]

Incredible documentary, many thanks from Canada ❤♥💙👍👍

[@Theirishbull94]

Brilliant channel 🙏🙏💯💯👊👊🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@srikanthramprasad565]

I would be like if a group of Leapord Seals appeared a friend of mine would be like. “Is it POSSIBLE they’re smiling at us?!” I would said. “If they are smiling it’s probably because they’re looking at the next meal.”

[@ShadomanG]

Looks like the vision of “Death!” Yet, such a regal & polarizing creature nevertheless

[@lreadytaken]

恐ろしく美しい生き物ですね 群れないのに社交性もあるのが素晴らしい

[@lennarthagen3638]

No magic medicine

[@Dopeitsash]

The ending 🥹💛

[@diaduhit]

awesome

[@Byndle6969]

scariest movie i've seen in years.

[@yveslabbe9608]

J'ai adoré le documentaire! Le seigneur des glaces.

[@pickmeasinner]

Narrator: the effects of Global warming have caused temperatures to increase in the last .....Nobody understands the implications.... Me: oh dont worry captain, somebody in the comments will voice their expert opinion

[@vannix565]

So true lol

[@davidhunternyc1]

Life doesn't make sense. Poor penguins.

[@syntholshoulders1842]

He soooooo cute

[@ernestleung5798]

In its eyes, Penguin=roasted chicken

[@cristianmolina8148]

well, not very smart to dive with an apex predator, specially the ones that have solitary behave.... it´s like to have a walk in the jungle with a tiger or a jaguar..of course they're going to be aggressive and eat you like those nugget penguins..

[@jakebennett4307]

The penguins were okay though right?

[@snizzern4530]

The leopard seal drove you aggresivly out of the water? Well did it attack? You make it seem like you were scared from an attack but there was none

[@lucasb1324]

Dom heter inte Ringpingviner utan Hakremspingvin. På engelska Chinstrap penguin. Carsten

[@californigirl]

Leviathan.... really? Bit of hyperbole there.

[@georgeprice5684]

Where the hell is the killer whale when you need one LOL

[@rustyshackleford6927]

They’re almost extinct…. Orcas would have helped keep the population in check, but since there aren’t many left, which has thrown everything out of balance

[@sealphoca]

Meany orcas acctally stay away from leopard seals to not risk petential injurys and insted target seals such as weddell and crabeater seals, crabeater seals beaing the most ubundent out of all seal spices numbering 15 million individuals thats basically half the world wide seals population! As there is a huge endless abundence of krill there making as much as 80% of there diet! Weddell and leopard seals have lower seal populations 800,000 and 350,000, no seals are truly over poppulated in antarctica just in some small arrias such as leopard seals going after fur seals.

[@ryo0ka936]

the seal saw another seal in the camera (which is her own reflection) and that explains why she offered the catch to the cameraman

[@madjidhamdini8114]

Maybe , but they are smart after all !

[@TheJustinCase]

Maybe she wanted to play fetch!

[@Scratchingforcash]

Is there reflections under water?

[@zackzittel7683]

It’s been documented behavior for decades, even without the lens.

[@angelmartin7310]

​@@zackzittel7683we really need to learn more about these seals, this behavior is truly something special...makes me think they could be on par with orcas

[@MrJeepCanada]

wow, the teeth it has. Cat like teeth

[@lindasapiecha2515]

👍

[@CT9905.]

The Polar Bear is KING of the Ice!!!!

[@angelicaantezana9114]

Don’t worry, the Polar Bear is king of the North Ice, all the way on the other side of the planet, the Leopard Seal is king of the South Ice.

[@CT9905.]

@@angelicaantezana9114 Polar Bear + Sea Leopard = Sea Leopard dinner!!!

[@sealphoca]

Dinner for the leopard seal!

[@georgeprice5684]

Oh my God how did the poor penguins eat without getting eaten I'm guessing this is just one of another one of Nature's brutalities the beauty if you can look at it like that

[@madjidhamdini8114]

I'm also sad for the penguins but you know this is nature ...hard to see for sure but that's normal

[@chaotix5513]

its not that deep bro its just nature and nature is brutal

[@k1k992]

​@@chaotix5513The endless cycle of life and death. Also for us as humans fighting for life but our lives ending in death. Some brutally. Its nature.

[@gusto546]

The sharks and killer whales have entered the chat😈😂.

[@user-vs1el4vb1q]

You know I wouldn't have been so surprised about seeing that different still take that penguin because how do you think the leopard seal got started had to get started somewhere in no better than the place where this seals is starting to learn how to eat meat that's what they call evolution folks that's how different species evolve

[@user-oy9qo3py6g]

С переводом было бы лучше

[@raven1462]

Sea Doggo/wolf

[@encinasalanocajhasmani823]

Alguien mas lloro con el final?

[@liamx6636]

No, because I'm not an overly emotional fragile minded snowflake, and I understand that nature doesn't care about feelings.

[@angshoken]

Aggression?🤣😂

[@raven1462]

She had a crush on you.😍

[@Paka1918]

Beautiful animals. I imagine, that in less than 10 million years, they can evolve to a killer whale species.

[@liamx6636]

10 million years? To completely change its biological functions, purpose, means of propulsion, developing echo-location, and exponential brain growth? Try hundreds of millions of years if ever.

[@meowmachine9147]

That's now how evolution works

[@obdachlosen-hilfe]

His poor mum! No doc is worth it to risk your limps or lifr

[@user-rc7qu5zi3w]

밀림의왕타잔 007제임스본드 자수정 빛의속도 1초동안 30만키로 가는것 남극의물개와 펭귄 타이타닉호의침몰 세원호의침몰 노아의방주에서 깨어나 킹콩의 헐리우드영화 슈퍼멘의역사 디지털의발전 아인슈타인의물리학과 원자력의기술 뉴턴의법칙과방정식 기억하겠습니다 바다의힘 감사합니다

[@pacifist-ish]

What?

[@user-rc7qu5zi3w]

전쟁없는 헌법적가치 전세계가 공유하는 우주를 탐사할수 있는 과학의논리 젊음을 지킬수있는 원자력과 가스와 수소 석유 석탄의 광범위한 탐사로 인한 드론의과학이 지구를 지키는 AI라 봅니다 감사합니다

[@vivekvishwanathan1989]

Orcas will eat leopard seal

[@princess2409]

🤮

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Speaking as a human, I think leopard seals are terrifyingly dangerous and should be banned by the UN.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

What an awful, exaggerated script.

[@abigaillerche7151]

What do You mean

[@Scratchingforcash]

Please elaborate

[@georgeprice5684]

I don't know all I can see is there's way too many leopard seals at this point of time and it looks like it's unfortunately time to even out the seal herds in the most humane way possible. At this point being Penguins will go extinct and then very not far after that the leopard seals will go extinct

[@P108A]

lol what? both leopard seals and penguins this far into the antarctic are practically undisturbed by humans and are operating the same way they have done for thousands if not tens of thousands of years. if the leopard seals eat too many penguins, the number of seals will drop in response. classic predator-prey population relationship. no need to change it

[@onlineskitty]

what are you even talking about lol

[@grilledflatbread4692]

@@onlineskitty You do realize the ice is melting?

[@onlineskitty]

@@grilledflatbread4692 what does that have to do with this persons comment lol? theyre implying that leopard seals are gonna somehow make penguins extinct singlehandedly

[@princess2409]

🌮🌯🥗🥣

[@liamx6636]

You're on of those m o r o n s who just posts emojis that don't relate to anything in the video. People like you are the w o r s t.

[@georgeprice5684]

At this point it's almost like it's time to even the odds by removing a few of these leopard seals I don't see how the Penguins will be able to exist maybe and hopefully I'm wrong but it seems like we always screw something up by doing this I just don't see a predator of the seal and the seal has easy pray with the penguins and with this kind of Slaughter the penguins cannot last very long how this has been going on so long I don't know there must have been thousands hundreds of thousands more penguins

[@onlineskitty]

human interference would completely ruin the ecosystem. leopard seal and penguin populations keep each other in check

[@reeverfalls2069]

Seals have been eating penguins for millions of years. It’s called nature. And the last thing nature needs is humans screwing up yet another ecosystem. There’s a reason why penguins give birth to so many young. It’s the same strategy as turtles. A few weak ones will get eaten. While the strong and successful ones live to mate again. Nature.

[@Gaagaapeepappppppppppppppppppp]

11:50 WHERE YOU GOING YA PANSEY

[@user-go3qg4zp7y]

youd think the penguins would make the trek te second a kill is made which gives them the precious seconds while the seal is killing and eating. not sure why he even needs a weight belt considering his massive balls must weigh 100lbs

[@sppenceslice300]

i hate seeing sweet penguins getting killed

[@TepiX2]

Its just nature taking its course

[@wu-tang0000]

シャチに惨殺されてる動画からこれが出てきた笑

[@yongkwon-peterson6189]

😍🙏💞🔥😇💓☘️🌈🦦🦸💕❤️💜😎🤙👍👍💪🦾🌐✌️🥰😍🌄🌻🌝(1967song-all you need is love) ❤❤❤❤❤thank you !!❤️ 😊