Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) in the new Great Southern Oceans exhibit at Taronga Zoo.
The seals are still getting used to their new surroundings. Listening to a zookeeper today, this was the first time this particular seal and swum in this pool.
This photo was taken on April 12, 2008 in Cremorne Point, Sydney, NSW, AU, using a Sony DSLR-A700.
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Steve Grunberger (62 months ago | reply)
Awesome capture, I must go there myself
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roentarre (62 months ago | reply)
Great capture there
crafty1tutu (Ann) (62 months ago | reply)
Congratulations Dave, #440 on Explore.
Rod Monkey (62 months ago | reply)
Wow!
blackeyedgirl86 (62 months ago | reply)
great shot. looks nice in those colours. congrats
please, visit mine
SridharV (62 months ago | reply)
wow.. great shot..
its hard to get to get something this perfect with the glass wall reflecting light
Johan_Leiden (62 months ago | reply)
Wow, great tones!
Gerard31 (62 months ago | reply)
Great pose and photography.
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davic (62 months ago | reply)
wow!!
ripim (62 months ago | reply)
Beautifully captured!
joekerjoe (62 months ago | reply)
Stunning Capture
shutterskull (62 months ago | reply)
Great capture!
CVNguyen (62 months ago | reply)
great shot...
José Manuel Morcillo (62 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot. Great colours¡¡¡
cinematografie (62 months ago | reply)
Wow, so fierce!
!Shot by Scott! (62 months ago | reply)
fantastic capture
Svarta änkan (Soon to be -> Trebaruna) (61 months ago | reply)
wow, great colours, and it's so sharp.
achuhari (61 months ago | reply)
grt capture
Jordiet. (61 months ago | reply)
Impresionante!
LozzaWA (61 months ago | reply)
wow! great shot,,,, nasty set of teeth!
Flowerwall (61 months ago | reply)
Amazing pose and picture clarity!
scuba_margie (61 months ago | reply)
Very cool shot, well done
sparky2000 (60 months ago | reply)
Back for another look, still a great shot.
urbanmenagerie (58 months ago | reply)
Wicked shot love the teeth :)
Ric Stevens (58 months ago | reply)
Nice pic
Flailinginge (58 months ago | reply)
Fantastic capture!
freef0cus (57 months ago | reply)
brilliant
Liquid Stereo (56 months ago | reply)
Fantastic.
Catherine Ryan (55 months ago | reply)
Brilliant shot
Azhan~ (55 months ago | reply)
Wow... great shot & impressing.
.+*Laura*.+ [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!
-DzR- (52 months ago | reply)
Great shot, were you using a filter to get through the glass?
Karel F. (49 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is so cool. Great stuff!
airpanther (49 months ago | reply)
Wicked action! Great colors!
Chas.™ (48 months ago | reply)
Really great; thanks for sharing.
REgards,
Chas.
Hugh Deck (46 months ago | reply)
An undeniably eye-catching image. Sharp, colourful and a fine portrait of a wonderful animal.
Michael.Doering (44 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Seals - all kinds, and we'd love to have this and all others of your seal pictures added to the group!
suckerlovered (43 months ago | reply)
oh my! excellent, so crisp and clear. wicked capture :D
2 shannon mcmahon (42 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Animal world123, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
MoD-Photos (41 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called NSW, Australia, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
BeckyBrinkley (41 months ago | reply)
Amazing. Such beautiful animals.
Tony Emmett (40 months ago | reply)
wow, superb shot!!
Scott Laurence Quill (38 months ago | reply)
Beautiful Photo Dave. I spent Easter weekend in Narooma and spent 4 Hours swimming with the Seals off of Montague Island. This reminds of them coming up to check us out, awsome experience..
Closed-Account [deleted] (36 months ago | reply)
Outstanding shot!
dragonflydreams88 (32 months ago | reply)
. . . that's cool!!!
anna-cathryn (32 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
CorkyOrca (11 months ago | reply)
Your photo is being used here, and the person has removed your border and watermark
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.davesmith. (11 months ago | reply)
Thanks for that. I've reported it. They don't own any photos there.