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