When you come on an adventure holiday to the Chatham Islands it is hard to surpass taking a trip to the Seal colony Point Munning. Here you will see many NZ Fur seals that have congregated on this rocky point that features a sheltered inlet where the seals are relatively safe, away from the Great White sharks that cruise these hostile shorelines.
Out at the seal colony you will be able to capture great photos and video footage. My advice would be to have a zoom lens like a 85 to 200mm so you can obtain perfect shots. Sometimes if you sit on the foreshore the seals will come to see you as if we are the ones on display. We do not encourage people to invade the space of the seals as this can have a negative impact, pushing them further afield from their home here at Munning Point.
If there is to be any interaction this has to be instigated by the seals, but once again take care and be cautious not to get too close as these are wild animals and not pets. In this following video you will notice that I have got very close to the seals in order to make this clip. This was no easy feat as the seals were rather stand offish initially until I made myself smell as bad as they do by soaking in a pool of the ammonia rich water. This is not an ideal experience but it worked on this particular day.
Other days around the Seal colonies at the Chatham Islands I have had the big bull males showing signs of aggression. Initially it was thought they were being protective of their colony, but after seeing one of these bulls cut up it made me think that the bull was merely sending me a warning about other dangers that may be lurking in the milky depths surrounding this point.
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