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Perched on the jaws of death: Moment a seal dodges great white shark...
They are known for being one of the world's most feared predators.
But as this picture shows, great white sharks do not always get things right when moving in for the kill.
A shocked group of tourists in False Bay, South Africa, were left amazed when they saw this 12ft shark emerge from the water to catch a seal.
Incredible: Tourists in False Bay, South Africa, were left amazed when they saw this 12ft shark emerge from the water to catch a seal. But despite being one of the world's most feared predators, it badly misjudged its attack
But rather than carrying out a swift kill, the shark slightly misjudged its attack which resulted in the poor seal being finely balanced on the nose of the predator.
The amazing scene was captured by South African wildlife photographer Chris Fallows near Seal Island, which is home to an estimated 64,000 seals and a group of great white sharks which hunt them.
A group of tourists with the photographer were left stunned by what they saw.
Mr Fallows said: 'The guests aboard the boat were speechless with some guests even crying after the dramatic spectacle they had witnessed.'
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i think the shark needs
i think the shark needs glasses and the seal needs to clean itself. thats an amazing shot, right place and right time. never get a pic like that again.
i could just hear the seal saying "HA HA you missed me, now eat this "
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adam87
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wat an awsome pic,the
wat an awsome pic,
the photographer should be proud of him self with that one!
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Great shot hey
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love it, its a must see for
love it, its a must see for anyone visiting SA fortunatelly when i went across the tour operators were allowed to tow around seal decoys and you saw the sharks get air time! Nowadys they are not allowed to do it but its stil a nice day out none the less and see the sharks close up.
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