Antarctic Photos 7 – Whales & Seals
The paparazzi photograph a Crabeater seal on a
floe
“Whose disturbing my siesta?”
What whale is it? A Humback on the left … and a Minke on
the right
The snout of a Minke … and its blow – downwind, it smells
disgusting
We had an incredible hour in the company of two Minke
whales swimming around and under the boat
… the one on
the right is swimming on its side so it can see us properly
The fluke of a Humpback diving
Weddell seals have a face like a Labrador
dog
… whilst a
Leopard seal looks like a cartoon dinosaur
… with an
impressive mouth full of razor sharp teeth for skinning penguins – they also
allegedly have a taste for inflatable dinghies, so we never leave ours in the
water
In Deception Island and at Palmer Station we saw Elephant
seals
… not quite
as pretty as the Weddell seals
