Predation Gallery

Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping to observe Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)

Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping to observe Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) in preparation to knock it from the ice by creating a wave. Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, summer. Freeze Frame book plate page 122-123. Taken on location for BBC series Frozen Planet

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Aerial view of Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki

Aerial view of Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting cooperatively by driving Amberstripe scad fish (Decapterus moruadsi) from open sea to small cove, with Brown pelicans (Pelecanus urinator) opportunistically feeding. Bainbridge Rocks, Santiago Island, Galapagos

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Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, flock pursued by Peregrine falcon

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, flock pursued by Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) before landing at winter roost. The Netherlands. February 2020

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