Shark captures seal in breathtaking killing display caught on camera

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The shark was captured in these amazing photographs as it powered through the waves at 35mph toward two Cape Fur seals, clearly hoping to make a meal of them both.

It propelled out of the water, throwing the two seals into the air before lunging backwards to try and snare one between its sharp teeth.

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Shark survivors unite to save the predatorsBut one of the pups managed to perform a mid-air spin and dodge the Great White as it opened its jaws. The second, however, was not quite so lucky.

The shark managed to bite down on the seal before it could escape, turning the sea spray around it blood red.

The rare sight was caught on camera by British photographer Dan Callister at Seal Island, South Africa, where 64,000 Cape Fur Seals go to breed between April and September every year.

Local Great White expert Chris Fellows, 36, said: "A seal can be cut in half in an instant, which is actually a blessing in disguise, as it is one of the most humane deaths in the animal kingdom