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South Georgia
Even on the frozen ground of the Antarctic arrives summer.
The elephant seal and the penguin,
King Penguin / Elephant Seal not entangled in the food chain are not a bit interested in each other.
Male Elephant Seal
There's only one thing the enormous and fierce male elephant seal is interested in.
It's to win the fight against the other males.
The fights between the five ton seals accompanied by thundering roar continue.
The fate of the winner and the loser show stark contrast.
The males are so desperate
that they must risk fatal wounds to seize the power.
Female Elephant Seal It's because only the winners can have the females.
The so called alpha male has up to 80 females
and mate dozens of times a day.
But the females consider the males
that don't do anything but fight and chase after them simply bothersome.
Only the winner hoards the females in the world of elephant seals.
The tenacious pursuit of propagation continues
and the female elephant seal gives birth.
One life is born while the other lives fill their bellies.
In the Antarctic where the food is scarce, nothing gets wasted.
Placenta of the elephant seal
The Antarctic is the haven of the marine mammals.
The adorable little animals with unique features that have evolved
to match the environment make one smile.
Antarctic Fur Seal
Cute friendly seals...
But during the breeding season,
Male Antarctic Fur Seal nothing can stop the male Antarctic fur seals.
The baby seal pups get pinned under the adult seal and get hurt
and sometimes even get killed but the male seals don't seem to care.
The smell of blood fills the air and their bodies are covered with wounds.
The marine mammals do nothing
but fight and mate repeatedly during the season.
Even food is not important.
Only their instinct to preserve their specie overwhelms them.
About one in 1000 Antarctic fur seals are pale 'blonde' variants
Blonde Fur Seal and we were able to capture this rare mutation in camera.