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Antarctic Fur Seals vs. Leopard Seals

Season 1 Episode 4 | 7m 20s

Leopard seals are the only seals that prey on other seal species although fur seals have rarely been on the menu before. These leopard seals should be living in sea ice, hunting other ice-dwelling seals but they have switched to a new food source.

Extras
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Amid the world’s ecosystems in chaos, can science, nature, and tradition prepare us for the future?
Seals are tagged to create a record of the increasing seawater temperature.
As our oceans change, can science, nature and tradition prepare us for a fast-changing future?
The Comcáac Turtle Guardians are doing all they can to protect sea turtles.
Coral Reefs make up less than 1% of the ocean, but support a quarter of all marine life.
Examine how science, nature, and tradition can prepare us for the future as the planet heats up.
Elite athlete trains in Athens at night to avoid the punishing daytime heat of summer.
The Yurok tribe conduct controlled burns to prevent wildfires and keep traditions alive.
Amid the world’s ecosystems in chaos, can science, nature, and tradition prepare us for the future?
As our oceans change, can science, nature and tradition prepare us for a fast-changing future?
Examine how science, nature, and tradition can prepare us for the future as the planet heats up.
Ice
Explore how science, nature, and tradition prepare us for the future as ice melts across the poles.