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Snack Time: 7 Crazy Shots of Animal Feeding from our Underwater Photo Contest

By Scuba Diving Editors | Published On October 12, 2017
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Snack Time: 7 Crazy Shots of Animal Feeding from our Underwater Photo Contest

Judging the Through Your Lens photo contest is one of our favorite parts of the year at Scuba Diving — but it’s also one of the most challenging. For the 2017 contest, we sifted through more than 2,500 awesome entries to find the best of the best in underwater photography. We wanted to highlight some of our favorite images that didn’t make the winner’s circle, but that blew us away nonetheless. It's rare to see animals eating before your own eyes, but some of our Through Your Lens photo contest entrants were lucky enough to capture them on camera. Here are our animal feeding photos from the 2017 contest.

See the 2017 winners here. The 2019 Through Your Lens photo contest is currently accepting entries. Learn more about the image categories and prizes here.

sea lion eating starfish

A young sea lion snacks on a starfish off Espiritu Santo, La Paz, Mexico.

Joaquin Gutierrez
squid eating anailo

A squid takes a lunch break, at Anilao, Philippines.

Gino Symus
trumpeter fish eating

Atlantic trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) are typical to see in the Canary Islands of Spain. They hunt the reef at night.

Joaquin Gutierrez
antarctic leopard seal eating penguin

When young Gentoo penguins in the Antarctic Peninsula get too close to a Leopard seal, the seal turns its head at lighting speed and catches one penguin by its feet, taking it deep. When the seal gets to open water, it lets the penguin go twice. Each time, the seal chases after it, seeming to enjoy the game as the penguin tries to escape. But the seal always catches the penguin, and eventually it drowns. In that moment, the penguin faces the sad reality that it can not escape again.

Amos Nachoum
dolphins echolocating

A pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins exhibit their cooperative hunting behavior. Dolphins use echolocation to find their prey and are able to do so even when their prey is camouflaged and/or out of sight.

Eugene Kitsios
pike fish eating perch

This Northern pike is caught with a mouthful of perch.

Luc Rooman
green turtle eating jellyfish

Green turtles will feast for hours on an unsuspecting giant jellyfish, starting on the soft tentacles and working their way up to the soft outer bell of the jellyfish. The jellyfish is one of green turtles’ primary food sources and an easy meal to catch.

Scott Portelli