An undersea professional photographer has actually caught a series of exceptional images of naughty seals in South Africa– consisting of one munching a scuba diver’s head.
The amusing animals were snapped playing in a seaside residential area of Cape Town, a location believed to be house to more than 5,000 of them.
However, among the marine mammals may wish to avert if they ever see their picture, which is a discuss the uncomplimentary side.
The blubbery animal is seen wide-eyed and open-mouthed, with bubbles increasing from a doubtful area near its behind.
The shocked-looking fur seal, seen flapping his flippers right in front of the cam, likewise seems in requirement of some extra teeth cleansing.
But the images by Russian professional photographer Mike Korostelev, 39, reveal the sea animal and his good friends enjoying their time undersea with scuba divers in Hout Bay.
Some of the animals are seen spinning and blowing bubbles as they visit to state hi, though in its enjoyment one did take things a bit far by biting Mike’s head.
Wildlife lover Mike, from Moscow, stated: ‘Seals are very playful and curious creatures, hundreds of them surrounded me while I swam.’
One curious nest took a genuine a taste to their brand-new human buddies and invested rather a long time examining and having fun with them.
Mike included: ‘I have actually experienced and caught seals in their natural environment lot of times.
‘On this particular day, I was underwater for over 45 minutes.’
He utilized a Canon 5d Mark II cam with a fisheye lens to catch the close-up shots.
The South African fur seal types can determine up to practically two-metres in length and weigh 300- pounds.
They invest the majority of the year at sea however tend to remain near land.
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