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What is it like to come face to face with a leopard seal in Antarctica – and capture the moment? Wildlife photographer Matthew Smith knows. Matt had three seconds to capture the perfect shot.

Usually, leopard seals can be found hanging out underwater, where they like to sing and call to each other, or lounging directly on the ice shelfs. Except this one decided to take over a boat.

A dead leopard seal was reported to the East London Museum (ECP) in 1994, and more recently, a living specimen was sighted at Cove Rock (ECP) in 2014.

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Has a leopard seal ever killed a human? What are the signs of an imminent attack? And how could you fight one off?00:00 Intro01:36 Step 1. Stay away from the edge02:00 Step 2: ...