On the verge of death - a happy day for a seal

This is what is called a happy day! At least for this seal, because he was incredibly lucky: he was on the verge of death, but in the end he managed to avoid the mouth of a great white shark ... and his masterful ability to balance on the nose of a predator helped him in this. If you still don't understand what I'm talking about, just look at the photo!

(Total 15 photos)

1. The drama unfolded right in front of 41-year-old photographer David "Base" Jenkins.

2. During this time, David was on a shark-watching tour off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa.

3. As you can see in these photos, the seal managed to avoid death by balancing on the shark's nose.

4. “Seals were returning to Seal Island. And when a seal looks down, it's hard for him to see the shark below him,” says David.

5. That's what they call, on the teeth of death!

6. "Sharks can camouflage themselves in dark water, and seals rarely spot them from afar."

7. If you want to live, know how to spin!

8. “During the attack, the shark can accelerate up to 40 km / h (up). As a result, when she attacks, both the seal and the shark itself often jump out of the water.

9. Shark keeps up.

10. "I've seen a shark lose a tooth in a failed attack, but I've never seen a real attack on a seal before."

11. Here is a mouth!

12. "Sharks are amazing when attacking - their speed and agility is astonishing, and you can watch them jump out of the water with bated breath."

13. And again a miss.

14. "This seal is lucky!"

15. The great white shark is the world's largest predatory fish, reaching 6 meters and 2300 kg in weight. During an attack on prey, it can completely jump out of the water.