Paul Nicklen: Tales of ice-bound wonderlands

http://www.ted.com Diving under the Antarctic ice to get close to the much-feared leopard seal, photographer Paul Nicklen found an extraordinary new friend. Share his hilarious, passionate stories of the polar wonderlands, illustrated by glorious images of the animals who live on and under the ice.

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[Bruce Wayne]

Thanks national geographic for letting this guy share the pictures.

[talula2272]

This was such an amazing TED talk. I laughed, I cried. I loved it! :)

[ThumbyOne]

This is SO beautiful, his passion, love and affinity for the ice and the creatures that inhabit it is infectious! A must share

[bigotmaster]

leopard seal wanted a friend.. 

[nanocalp]

hey guys! what do you call a vagina covered in ice?

[Lawliet Lynn]

Plleassee I want to go to Antarctica/the arctic!

[Lawliet Lynn]

Those were some aaammaazzinngg pictures! omg wow! And such a great guy and so passionate/enthusiastic about his work! I love photographers like that :) And I love how passionate he is about preserving their environment!

[JasonBhoy7]

I've watched this video 4 times now and the song gets better every time :)

[mamemimoma]

Amazing talk, I loved it. It was perfect except maybe for the song :P

[jamiekin]

TIME TO GET INTO THE WATER, YAH

[wushish]

Please take me to the arctic and antarctica