+
upworthy

gentoo penguins

via The Daily Mail / YouTube

Matt Karsten, 40, witnessed an incredible example of the intricate dance between predator on prey recently while on a dinghy with his wife in the Gerlache Strait, near the tip of Antarctica.

Lucky for us, they caught in on video.

The travelers were touring icebergs when they saw a pod of whales playing in the water beside them. "They swam right up to the camera and said hello," Matt Karsten said according to the New York Post.

However, the whales' attention was quickly diverted when they saw a penguin swim by.

Keep ReadingShow less