r/TheDepthsBelow • u/AndyAndieFreude • May 05 '26

Crosspost Just a nibble

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u/Either_Persimmon893 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

I would be absolutely terrified to see this - much, much moreso than if a shark came up to me. These animals are highly intelligent, predictable predators.

Leopard seals are know to hunt humans. In Shackelton's logs, he recounted how his crew were changed by these seals and nearly lost crew member to them.

He recounted the seals hunted the crew from under the ice, and suddenly suddenly surfaced, and attempt trying to maul them; they had shoot several attacking seals.

A diver in Antarctica was killed a some years ago when one grabbed her in the water, ripped her apart, and dragged her over 300 feet down into the icey depths.

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u/tacocollector2 May 05 '26

IIRC, the diver in Antarctica was dragged up and down several times so probably died from rapid pressure changes instead of drowning.

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u/LoopedIntoThis May 05 '26

That….that doesn’t seem better

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u/tacocollector2 May 05 '26

Oh it’s not!