Name: Animal tales from icy wonderlands
Uploaded: 2011-05-09T14:38:00Z
Duration: 17 min 38 s
Description: Diving under the Antarctic ice to get close to the much-feared leopard seal, photographer Paul Nicklen found an extraordinary new friend. Share his hilarious, passionate stories of the polar wonderlands, illustrated by glorious images of the animals who live on and under the ice.

Diving under the Antarctic ice to get close to the much-feared leopard seal, photographer Paul Nicklen found an extraordinary new friend. Share his hilarious, passionate stories of the polar wonderlands, illustrated by glorious images of the animals who live on and under the ice.

Paul Nicklen: Animal tales from icy wonderlands

Animal tales from icy wonderlands

The Arctic's essence captured through a lens: a journey from childhood wonder to a mission of ecological advocacy and discovery.

Polar bears' survival hangs by a thread, with predictions of extinction in 50-100 years due to vanishing ice - a stark ecosystem warning.

A leopard seal's unexpected gesture of sharing its prey reveals the profound intelligence and misunderstood nature of polar wildlife.