Leopard Seals Are Straight Out Of Your Nightmares
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Animalogic Created by Dylan Dubeau and Andrew Strapp
Executive Producer, Director, and Director of Photography: Dylan Dubeau
Host: Danielle Dufault
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Examining the nature of the beast.
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@Animalogic can you do a video on Dhole And Spix's Macaw!
Please make a video about prairie dogs.
Please make a video about aardvarks.
please do a squirrel aka 'tree rat' video!
I'm scared of Humboldt squids. As the ocean warms off the west coast their range is getting bigger. I can't imagine having a dozen squids taking turns ripping me up.
Ah, yes. The default antagonist of every talking penguin movie. These guys are like the crocodiles of the antarctic.
Theres more than one movie franchise with talking penguins?
@@joeybabcock7366 there's surfs up, but idk if that one features leopard seals since I only remember the first one lmao
@@joeybabcock7366 yeah, penguins of madagascar
There's a weird Don Bluth cartoon called "The Pebble and the Penguin" that has a pretty terrifying leopard seal scene.
Even crocs get got by hippos.......Leopard seals get got by Orcas
Leopard seal in water: Cruise missile with teeth. Leopard seal on land: Me after thanksgiving.
💀 same
I like the story of the seal trying to "teach" the photographer how to hunt. That sounds really adorable.
Or that time one killed a researcher
@@gamingwhilebroken2355 haha
Seriously!?
@@talkingthetalk3640 Not sure what your question is?
@@daniell1483 Seriously!?
As a penguin I whole heartedly agree with this accurate depiction
How come you smell so bad bro?
So you are into necrophilia huh?
You should start your post "as a "more-on' .
erm actually-
@@tomchirillo1663 says the dude with the default letter pfp 💀
Nice to see I’m not the only person terrified of leopard seals.
Not by far. I'm for all animals, especially in their own environments...but those guys scare me.
@@DrBunnyMedicinal Damn where were you going to school near? Didn't know that any human settlements were in the same territory as the seals.
Most things in the ocean scare me
@@DrBunnyMedicinalit took a breathe or breath ? Wow very smart DR 👏
@@lemonhead1442 calm down mate
No it's not a bad animal. Apparently it can be concerned for other's wellbeing. An photographer was diving with his camera on the arctic and a leopard seal interpreted him as some kind of sea animal and the seal proceeded to try and feed him! When he didn't eat (the camera being his alleged mouth) the seal became visibly concerned for him and tried to help him eat. That was so very very sweet, I think. I know they eat other seals or penguins or whatever, but everyone has to eat.
@@jahrusalem3658 No, you're thinking of Dolphins.
@@therealkiwigamerpenguins do it too. lots of species actually. some species of seal or sea lion are known to 'have fun' with penguins
a leopard seal also drowned a researcher tho
Yea that is only accident. It is way better than most species. That is even better than most sharks. That is way less than dogs do (I am referring to non pits) so we will see, but for now we don't know why sead did it. It could been anythink. Maby it was scared, maby it was hungry, maby it confusd human whit other pray, maby it was curious. All I am saying is that we can't lable them as aggressive yet becuse it can bo one isolated accident.@@k2ggers961
@@k2ggers961 Leopard seal giveth, leopard seal taketh.
They’re terrifying and cute simultaneously.
I know! One one hand, it eats penguins, on the other, I want to give head pats to the sea doggy!
Tru Dat. They're adorable as hell.
You wouldn't have one in the bath with you stick with the wind up penguin that makes bubbles
@@theprinceoftides6836 haha! i know right.
@@wayneparkinson4558 haha
Leopard seals are legit the only animal I'm scared of: one time years ago I saw a video of one emerging out of the darkness slowly towards the camera and that was it for me, been terrified ever since. People always sound so confused when I tell them, it's definitely not a common animal to be scared of haha. Glad to see I'm not the only one
I also get funny looks when I tell them leopard seals terrify me lol, just the gaze from those eyes is chilling already
Orcas for me😢 Have never seen them irl but im so terrified of them to the point that I have to control my breathing for a while after seeing even a small image
I’m terrified of sharks, specifically the goblin one. They live in the deep and I’m scared of any deepsea animals in general 😅 ever since I saw a goblin shark in a nature book as a kid, I’ve hated them.
anything that got teeth and is strong and fast is scary as shit
I saw a picture a long time ago of one emerging from water, basically looking at the camera and the nostrils open plus everything terrified me but at the same time made me so curious to learn about them, but even so go through pictures carefully since I saw that photo in particular.
I think the fact that Orcas are its' only known predators in the wild speaks volumes about the leopard seal, lmao.
Absolutely
@Kgothatso Nthite Under what circumstances do you foresee a Antarctic leopard seal crossing paths with a Artic polar bear?
@Kgothatso Nthite polar bears in the Arctic, leopard seals Antarctic…
Sharks HAVE hunted them too. Humans are a threat as always, but often it's the reverse.
@@CoreyMillionaire2029 Well of course if you want to get technical, but for the most part, they swim in waters much too cold for sharks. Humans are the apex predators to nature in general, I just meant on a frequency based off of their environment.
I actually remember a reoccuring childhood nightmare with a monster seal in some sort of indoor swimming pools resembling a level in a tomb raider game I played at the time. I don't think I knew about leopard seals in detail, but it pretty much was a leopard seal.
GANG, I had a nightmare a leopard seal followed me across the globe (really slowly :/) and I could never truly get away, and I had to sacrifice myself to it to save my family
This is hilarious 😭
@@leavingtogetthemilkbrb5772 I also had a recurring nightmare of a polar bear climbing over the fence of my home garden, because I saw polar bears in the local zoo. they had a window through which I saw one up close, and I was 3 or 4 years old, so that bear looked HUGE.
Bro that's terrifying😭
Weird. I had recurring nightmares about komodo dragons when I was little.
You didn’t mention their dark habit of killing penguins in mass apparently just for the fun of it and yes, this has been video documented many times
Sealrial Killers
I remember there is a video of a Seal raping a penguin before killing it. Seals are very twisted animals.
@IPresentPace Bonobos, chimps?
@@grantwileyesq.5962 land sea equivalents
Killer whales do this too sometimes, kill things just for sport - narwhals for example
It's actually amazing how animals can survive in such cold environments
As a Leopard Seal, these facts are true. Thank you for spreading this information Deep Throat
As a seal, do you think it’s an insult to be named after a cat?
@@chrismartin3197 no no, it's just a cool little thing
Are you a Navy Seal?
@@aguaaqua6343 no. My homeland (the Seal Nation) hired me as a Gamer
Mr. Seal, what is your honest opinion regarding your portrayal in the critically acclaimed 2006 movie, Happy Feet?
That size comparison to Kodiak bears reminded be that as much as we joke about seals being sea-puppies, they're *much* more closely related to bears.
The way the leopard seal, thrashes it’s pretty in an arc format by thrashing, reminds of when crocs thrash their prey and do the death roll to get chunks of flesh out
True.Treating those predators with respect and awareness is both significantly necessary. THANK YOU.
3:59 ~ Aww the leopard seal looks hurt :( 4:02 ~ Oh.
Hi friends, great video; leopard seals are incredible! Our crew recently filmed another threat that leopard seals suffer: the decreasing number of krill. Even though we always connect Antarctica with whales, penguins and seals, they all depend on krill. You even said how leopard seals filter krill with their teeth. But our team wanted to show how this tiny animal that keeps the whole ecosystem working is in danger. Not only because of climate change, but also because we spent decades harvesting them.
I didn't know we ate krill! How can we help?
This comment is misinformation. Krill is not abundantly eaten by humans. Climate change is not what most people make it out to be, it happens all through history there is no stopping it. Krill is still the most abundant species in the Antarctic.
Didn't know we were harvesting krill. What did we use them for?
That would be nice to see a doc on this! You know the majority of the forms of life are decreasing lately, except for rats, mosquitos, giants crabs, lion fishs and some insects (we call them pests), and some plants (we call them invasives), and us of course! But yes the fishing of the krill is way underestimated, and very unknown from the public (as a lot of others "nightmaring" human's activities). For those who didn't knew, the krill is use to feed industrial animals for human's food (like fishs, shrimps, cows and chickens...) because of the amount of proteins it's contains, and the harvest is estimated in the thousand of tons per year (since a decade) at least, yes it's quite a "modern" industry, it's mostly due to the decrease of others fish species, more easy to catch but overfished. But, I guess that as we barely manage to "protect" the whales, we will not be able to protect their food source Aka the krill, either way the whales, the seals, the fishs and the krill (...) still have harsh days in front of them (and right after, we will too of course).
I believe the Short-tailed Shearwaters also go to the Arctic waters to feed on krill after they arrive on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia from their migration that starts in Alaska, U.S.
that mama leopard seal had so much love in her eyes!
It’s always fun imaging them as the dogs of the sea. Bears as giant dogs of the north. Crazy how they all are on a related branch
Is called evolution and adaptation all living beings share the same ancestors at some point in time.
Could you cover the African wolf? It's only been recognised as a distinct species since 2015, yet hardly anyone talks about it.
Huh new animal dropped?
While you guys are covering arctic sea life, I'd love to see a video about Beluga whales! They were my favorite animal when I was younger!
Antarctic...
My sister has this weird phobia about beluga whales. I think it's mostly to do with how their heads are so squishy.
@@joolsmacgrools1288 That's a shame, because as far as whales go they're surprisingly friendly and curious towards people.
They r so wholesome
@@joolsmacgrools1288 tell your sister to watch some wholesome beluga videos, they're the best!!!!! There's a clip of one retrieving a lady's dropped PHONE and giving it back to her!!
The drawing is sooooo beautiful that you almost forget it's a terror sea wolf 👀
The adult at 8:05 is like: “What are you supposed to be?”
Food
Despite their reputation I think they are quite cute
Personally I find them to be the cutest seals.
@@robertmacfergus9288 They lack the doe-eyed and innocent face of other pinnipeds. There's currently no leopard seals in captivity at all.
They're incredibly cute, like all other sea-doggos. Until they open their t-rex mouths
Yes
So are polar bears. But trying to pet either is probably not the best idea.
I saw one on the beach in New Zealand just a few weeks ago. People were surfing right next to its napping spot. It couldn't care less about the people around it. Edit: I uploaded it to my youtube channel if anyone want to see
Nice videos!
They’re so scary looking 😭
What's messed up is that to leopard seals from a distance looks like other seals so sneaking up must not be hard.
I know they can be vicious and dangerous and whatnot, but seeing them out of the water and doing their worm thing with their body I can help but laugh 😂 same with elephant seals.
These have been my favorite seals since I was a kid. I call them "water wargs"
Hello how are you doing?
What... like lotr two towers wargs?
@@toros7983 yep
So cute, the leopard seal Lady brought the photographer some food to feed him ☺️
If its an aquatic predator, its a nightmare
The Arctic seas are all gangster until a leopard seal or an orca shows up!
Honestly, Leopard Seals are dangerous but are my favorite type of seal along with Elephant Seals.
Hey Danielle, long time fan of what yall are doing! Not sure this is the right forum, but here goes. I absolutely love that you wear your dexcom openly and, dare I say, proudly. You are an inspiration to all those kids with type 1. Your success inspires their success. Thank you for being you, and for continuing to crush it in your chosen fields!
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Thank you Logan! ☺️
@@edithbannerman4 on this day? Watching KZhead, d'uh 😅
Danielle really allowed me to get into the spirit of a leopard seal. Her attention to detail with her wardrobe choice, along with her sleeve placement really drove the point home. All of this while packaged in to an easily digestible short yet fun video! Will watch again 😅😅😅😅😅
Yeah these guys are pretty and cool looking at the same time actually kinda cute.... Until you see one "smile" for the first time 😳 and then you see it hunt and eat and suddenly you realize why you don't usually see people in the same picture as a Leopard Seal. 😄👍
Okay, that "Seal ya later" (with the flapping" properly tickled me. Thanks for the smile (and insights) Danielle n all.
Treat them with caution and respect, got it. Next time I’m in Antarctica I’ll keep that in mind
Leopard seals are like my favorite animals in water. Like I'd never want to see one outside of my binoculars but I simply love them. Dunno how to explain it
Like.. no way? Like, me too
Orcas are the best
@@HdHd-cg4nz Fact.
The way Leopard Seals stalk and attack prey reminds me of the Ice Age films, when those huge menacing prehistoric Ocean dinosaurs are stalking Manny, Sid and Diego. Interesting how that one's about global warming too, only the natural kind. Brilliant video once again, and I'd love to see a video about the Silver Back Gorilla please 😊
Pretty sure they weren’t dinosaurs they were apparently related to ichthyosaurs which were marine reptiles. Check the wiki.
@@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263one of them was an “ichthyosaururs” and the other a pliosaurus
So happy to see an episode on leopard seals, I love these guys so much. As intimidating and dangerous as they are, I still can’t help but see a giant water dog in need of pets.
Agree!
they are actually really intelligent and playful and a wild life photgrapher played with a female leopard seal while diving!
In the same boat. On the one hand, they're 4-5 times my size and have jaws like steel traps... on the other hand, water doggo needs pets!
I see them as more cat-like than dog... But they are strangely adorable.
@@ilexater9556 If we're being fully technical, they're closest to bears, more so than cat or dog.
Everyone’s gangsta til the Orca shows up….all I’m gonna say.
Their swimming movements are so beautiful.
There's one that lives near me in Auckland new Zealand which is quite wierd considering their range being much lower latitude generally. And that it doesn't get very cold ever.
Pinnipeds can travel great distances. Southern elephant seals have been seen in the Arabian peninsula.
This episode was great. I requested it a lot in the past and very glad it was so informative. I'm especially happy to hear you mention the leopard seal attempting to feed the photographer penguins
Getting dragged 60m underwater has to be the most tragic way to go out
The way they’re gliding on ice had me laughing like crazy HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
Wild ones have been known to be friendly with humans, surprisingly.
Sometimes they attack humans
@@mandrill8986 if one harasses them yes, but otherwise they are very curious and mean us no harm. We just need to give them space.
Omg I would looooove love love to see Baikal Seals at some point 🥹 They’re sooo cute and unique!
Or Saimaa ringed seals. Though they are just a subspecie of the gray seal that live in the Baltic sea. Like Baikal seals, Saimaa seals also only live in one inland lake. Lake Saimaa in Finland.
@@jokuvaan5175 I’m just looking for baikal seals bruh 😭
What I love most about Leopard Seals is the largest pinniped that still looks the way you think a seal looks like. But conversely I also love their top facing nostrils that makes them look somehow more fearsome
Thanks Daniel for the interesting and insightful video! 🥳 Great job as usual! And I have never watched a video on these seals! Really enjoyed it thanks 😁👍🌷
Danielle and the Animalogic crew, your videos are awesome. You present facts about animals in an informative, sophisticated and relatable way. I've learned so much through this channel! I'm thankful for you guys :D
Leopard seals look so beautifully streamlined
what does this mean?
@@MySpaghetti It means they're very well adapted for swimming through the water.
Animalogic: "Leopard seals are terrifying!" Me: "AWWW LOOKITIM! So kyuuuute!"
I remember one of my first memories was of an episode of Pingu where a Leopard Seal was stalking Pingu. It scared the shit out of me! Considering i was about 2 or 3 years old. So I've always had a general dislike/fear of leopard seals. But I must admit, they're awesome creatures, perfectly adapted for their environment.
I think we all were thinking about that seal
Had a leopard seal visit my local beach in New Zealand recently... Very chilled out , almost looked cute and cuddly ! I made a video of it for my channel . Really they're just like any predator... They have to be efficient to survive in their environment.
I was a leopard seal for 8 years. How I ended up at at this military base in Nevada is beyond me, but at least I can type and have all the fish I can eat.
6:37 and 8:23 small correction. On this two tiny clips these were no leopard seals but weddell seals instead. Recognizable due to their small head to body ratio compared to leopard seals, also especially their smaller jaw.
We were anchored in Bahia Paraiso, visiting base Videla, a chilean research base down there. Its freaking amazing, you just walk from the dock to the base's compund through a s,all walkway, while there are penguins nestin not even 2 metres away from you. The base's personnel were chill af, they even threw a bbq party with us, so there we are, chomping on this absolutely delicios bbq'd beef, and i just notice through the window how in the bay next to the dock the penguins suddenly start bailing out of the water and the ones that remain, instead of having that streamlined one direction only jumps to breathe, suddenly get all erratic. I point this out to one of my sailor buddies, and he just answers with a '' yeah that's probably a leopard around there''. As if on queue, i see one penguin surface, weirdly slow, and only then i notice the red stains and the crippled, dislocated looking wing on it. seconds later, those dinosaur jaws clamp on it from under the surface and thrash it around like a ragdoll. was that the end of the meal time? Nope. 2 hours, 3-4 penguins got Popeye'd right there. After that i read that these swimming chainsaws dont form packs because of effective they are on their hunts, literally over 90% success. After witnessing that carnage, i beleive it.
This was so amazing to watch!! Your footage is ALWAYS stunning and I have loved learning more about these amazing, terrifying creatures. :D Now I can't help but ask for a video about snow leopards!! Pretty please? 🙏🏻
I just discovered this channel by chance and absolutely love it!
My kids kind of ruined my time and energy to draw, and now after finding this channel for animal love, you're helping me get motivated to draw again. So thank you.
Hope you started drawing again.
While their normal range is in the Antarctic waters and as far north as the sub-Antarctic islands, it's not uncommon for lone individuals to venture further north and visit Tasmania and New Zealand. Usually a couple of times a year, there's sightings of them resting for a few days on beaches in southern Tasmania where they'll linger a while and then return out to sea again. While I'm yet to encounter one yet, the photos of them sure look intimidating and are often accompanied by notices from the Parks & Wildlife Service to give them space and spectate from a safe distance. There's the skull of one on display in Launceston's Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery (Inveresk) which I've seen up close in person and can say that it's basically a Grisly Bear in a seal costume. The jaw alone could easily swallow a human head, and the massive muscle attachments at the back of the skull are no pushover either. Beautiful and awesome animals that definitely deserve respect.
Yet there's none in captivity!
@@CoreyMillionaire2029 better not be…we could not keep one well enough in captivity..
They're also found off the southernmost coasts of south Australia, South Africa, and Argentina in South America.
Leopard seal: "RAAAAWWWRRRR!" Elephant seal: "G'day, gorgeous!" Leopard seal: "AAAH, I'm sorry! My mistake!" *swims away in fear*
It's amazing how they move under water. I never saw any spezies moving so smooth in every direction.
There was a famous case about 30 or so years ago about a penguin expedition that was capturing penguins for Sea World I think, not sure though. One of the handlers/biologist was allegedly attacked by a leopard seal. He was knocked into the water and bit on the leg a couple of times. A other team of researchers found leopard seals in abandoned fishing nets. They cut them free and the seals stayed around them while they were there, almost playful with them. Only issue was they were studying penguins who didn't want to be near the seals, so it messed up their plans.
Great video, I never knew about the krill feeding, always thought pingu was on the menu with fish so thanks for educating ✌️
It's pretty funny to imagine the ferocious leopard seal filter feeding on tiny krill like the gentlest of ocean creatures, the humpback whale.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
That wounded and scarred seal really made my eyes water 🥺
An animal that can be so beautiful and so terrifying at the same time. They always have that sort of a "grim smile"
Even orcas think twice before they mess with leopard seals. Only very desperate and hungry orcas would try to attack them and only if no other prey is aviable. They know exactly that leopard seals are dangerous, agressive and defensive animals and able to inflict very nasty bites.
1:12 that seal was adorable I don't care how people slander them
Great video. Around about 1993 I came across one on cape LeGrand beach just east of Esperance Western Australia, it was alive but had many puncture wounds, presumably from the local sea lions. Initially I thought it was dead but when I approached it from behind it reared up and swung around showing me a very impressive mouth. Later in the day we passed by the location again and it had gone.
You: "Bro is that a Hydrurga leptonyx?? 👀" Your friend: "Huh?"
Man those two pinguins running away was too cute
The thumbnail is pretty accurate Btw a cute smile. Now I know why penguins stare him on ice when they Got save
These things both fascinate and scare the piss out of me😂 glad I came across this video because I know I’m not alone in my irrational fear of them though my chances of seeing one in person are so very slim😂
In Ernest Shackleton's voyage in the antarctic they encountered these guys and hunted them. Fascinating story.
I believe the only reason they were not hunted to extinction like Dodo is because they can swim
😂😂I absolutely love the way she describes things. I love her. 😂
I love this show. Thank you for sharing your talent Danielle!
I am so glad Danielle is back! I love her videos.
Could you please do an episode on freshwater eels?
You mentioned Paul's encounter. I was going to mention it. The photographs he got were amazing. I was prepared to look away at the penguin parts. I know it's nature but I just love penguins. Leopard Seals and Giant Petrels are scary if you're trying to survive in Antarctica. Let's get a video on penguins next. Any species (I know you did one on Little Penguins and that's actually how I found this channel).
I legitimately had a reoccurring nightmare about giant-eyed leopard seals that ate people. This was when I was younger. Now I think they’re awesome, and still terrifying.
One of my favorite animals. They're absolutely incredible specimens.
when the leopard seal winked at 6:27 😆
Guinness world records most vicious animal of the sea.
When I was little I wanted the leopard seals to cath the penguins in happy feet because I felt bad they weren't getting any food and my mum taught me the circle of life
nooo😢😂
so educated
agree 💯
Danielle Dufault is only getting better and better at hosting Animalogic. Dylan and Andrew, you seriously struck gold when you hired this amazing host. keep up the great work Danielle, the absolute passion you have for science education and exploration of the natural world is very evident. I cant wait to watch the next one.
They seem pretty chill once you get to know them.
Me: pinnipeds are too cute to be scary Leopard Seal: hold my penguin
They're regulary seen in New Zealand despite it not getting all that cold. They suntan on beaches and even piers around boats and people. That one well known video filmed here is of a Leopard Seal attacking a car.
Wasn’t that an elephant seal attacking a car?
@@steelersguy74 Yeah my bad. Although both are huge and wanna stay away from lol
No one died on that entire expedition. So I knew the leopard seal hadn’t hurt anyone. That’s an incredible story on it’s own.
VERY educational thank you x
How about the kangaroo mouse for the next animal? They are small vicious predators that howl like a wolf during a full moon.
Now do an episode on Orcas! Orcas are straight out of Leopard Seals' nightmares.
Read the accounts of the Shackleton Expedition as it gives scary first hand experiences with leopard seals.
Leopard Seals are the ballerinas of the animal world. 😊😊😊😊😊
Mother Nature trying to trick us with the cuteness...