Eric and Nicole (diving Aquatic Discovery Nitrox fills!) just brought in some photos they took a few weeks back of a Leopard Shark being followed closely by a seal.Leopard Sharks are very docile and, although common in Monterey, are warey of divers. It's pretty rare for divers to get close enough to get a good photo...not to mention several good photos!
Here's where to interested part of their story starts: Following the shark was a Harbor Seal
which was getting so close it was being slapped in the face by the sharks tail.Pretty Cool, huh?!?!
This is an interesting feeding behavior where the seal closely tail a shark until the shark finds a prey item and then, like a lunchroom bully, will bump the shark out of the way (and off balance) to steal the meal!
This is a great example of the fascinating and incredibly diverse environment we get to live, work and dive all the time here in California...
Now-- Go Diving!
