A penguin and a seal are on an ice floe...

in animalphotography •  7 years ago 

Weddell seals like to sleep and that they do sleep a lot - especially after they complete a long, deep dive, which can be over 600m and a breath hold of 80minutes. Impressive, right?!. This little fellow was taking a nap whilst a Gentoo decided to join him on a small ice floe.

As you can see from the photo it is in fact snowing in December in the Southern Hemisphere - However, it is Antarctica after all.


“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”
― Gary Snyder


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Oh, they're so cute!

This is home!

home is where your heart is!
BEAUTIFUL PHOTO! I really liked how you captured the life of animals here.
Indeed nature is not a place to visit, it is a part of us. it is us :)

It's very deep dive and long breath hold!
Great shot man, excellent work!
I love this kind of scenario in full snow places!
In the first moment I was curious about the picture and was thinking that was dead but fortunately was sleeping!🙂

Not only a nice shot, but learned something also! Didn't know the fact that they like to sleep after a long dive. That they could hold they're breath for such a long time i knew, but they even win from my girlfriend with the sleeping (and she likes to sleep! :P)

No matter how big you are, you always fear your wife

Wow, a 80-minute breath hold is crazy! I love how you share your amazing photos as a bit of fun knowledge too. I always look forward to clicking on your posts. :)

the longest recorded time was 82 minutes. Thanks for the support!!

Learnt something new and interesting about an animal sleeping for 600m.
Great shots and content.

Thanks for sharing this knowledge

I would like to see both of the animals in real life :) Lucky you!

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Beautiful fhoto.

Mazing

Nice photo! rather fun )

Beautiful

hah i liked how you had the focus on the penguin and the seal is a bit out of focus ... it's a nice touch. what a picture thanks for sharing

There is a story between two animals that one looks dead, the other wants to help but there is a sense of fear, sunguh a perfect story

That penguin is wondering whether it should dial 999 or 911! Great photography!

Love Penguins!