Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa

EXCLUSIVE: The dense population of Cape fur seals July 27, 2017 at this time of year attracts the seal's main predator, the flying Great White Shark. Seal Island and the adjacent waters provide rare opportunities for those who wish to witness attacks by White Sharks on the Cape Fur Seal and to observe social interactions amongst creatures of both species. The island is well known for the way the sharks ambush their prey: a shark launching an attack will come up from underneath and often hurl itself out of the water with the seal in its jaws. It has been shown that if the seals enter the "Ring of Death" (where the sharks circle the island) on the surface instead of at the murky bottom, they are more likely to be picked off by the faster and more aggressive Great White Shark. All pictures from an ongoing project by British photographer Dan Callister. 27 Jul 2017 Pictured: Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. Photo credit: Dan Callister / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342

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