A leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, feeding on a gentoo penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctica.
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Image id: 860-288722
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: May 2017
Upload date: June 2021
Artist: Sergio Pitamitz
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: May 2017
Upload date: June 2021
Artist: Sergio Pitamitz
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