Sea lion makes a meal out of securing prey

Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.
Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.

Calm waters off the Cove in Otago Harbour erupted into a fury of nature yesterday afternoon.

An adult male sea lion had an octopus firmly in its sights, and repeatedly burst out of the water to hurl the doomed creature up to 3m across the surface, tearing its limbs from its body as it was consumed.

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