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A young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scavenging a fresh bearded seal kill recently vacated by old male that killed the seal, Svalbard, Norway

A well-scarred old male polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on a fresh bearded seal kill near Monacobreen Glacier, Svalbard, Norway

Two young polar bears (Ursus maritimus), feeding side-by-side on a fresh bearded seal kill on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), feeding on a fresh bearded seal kill near Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

A young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scavenging a fresh bearded seal kill recently vacated by old male that killed the seal, Svalbard, Norway

Adult Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) killing and then eating a king penguin on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) close-up eating a small skate in Southeastern Alaska, USA

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) playing with and eventually eating a Galapagos redlip batfish (Ogcocephalus darwinii) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult with seal kill. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) playing with and eventually eating a Galapagos redlip batfish (Ogcocephalus darwinii) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) playing with and eventually eating a Galapagos redlip batfish (Ogcocephalus darwinii) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Adult Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) killing and then eating a king penguin on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult on snow, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) tearing apart an Antarctic fur seal pup in the water at Grytviken on South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) killing and then eating a king penguin on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) killing and then eating a king penguin on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) killing and then eating a king penguin on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) killing and then eating a king penguin on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult on snow, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) killing and then eating a king penguin on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean

Female Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) dragging a Ringed seal (Pusa hispida or phoca hispida) and accompanied by one cub, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

Male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with a seal prey, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway, Arctic

Harvesting a seal from a trap underneath the sea ice. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur, Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Harvesting a seal from a trap underneath the sea ice. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur, Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Wreck with Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on the former Flensing Plan. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Harvesting a seal from a trap underneath the sea ice. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur, Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Watching a breathing hole of a seal. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur on the sea ice of the Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Watching a breathing hole of a seal. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur on the sea ice of the Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Harvesting a seal from a trap underneath the sea ice. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur, Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Harvesting a seal from a trap underneath the sea ice. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur, Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Harvesting a seal from a trap underneath the sea ice. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur, Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Harvesting a seal from a trap underneath the sea ice. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur, Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Harvesting a seal from a trap underneath the sea ice. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur, Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Harvesting a seal from a trap underneath the sea ice. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur, Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry

Skinning of a hunted seal. The traditional and remote greenlandic inuit village Kullorsuaq, Melville Bay, part of Baffin Bay. America, North America, Greenland, Danish territory

Young bull huntig for Gentoo penguins. The hunt happens on the beach not in water. South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, formerly Otaria byronia), also called the Southern Sea Lion or Patagonian sea lion. South America, Falkland Islands

Hunted and skinned seals. The traditional and remote greenlandic inuit village Kullorsuaq, Melville Bay, part of Baffin Bay. America, North America, Greenland, Danish territory

Camping "on the land" with the Pauloosie Muckpa family. After seal hunt, they caught 3 seals total, two pups and one mother. (They will use the mother to feed the dogs, they did not intend to kill her.)