Polar Bear hunting seal from BENEATH!

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John Rawlings
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Polar Bear hunting seal from BENEATH!

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While not dive related, this is some pretty darned cool footage of a Polar Bear stalking and attacking a seal from the water. I found it fascinating...I hope that you do as well!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12070726
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VERY cool!! :supz:

Thanks for posting, John!
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Awesome!!!
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That was too cool, :partyman:
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Way cool! Wish he got his lunch though!
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amazing footage. that was a lucky seal.
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The associated videos showing the camera rigs used to get those shots were also interesting. Thanks for posting the link.
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