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Fascinating pictures have captured the incredible moment a baby seal cheated death after narrowly avoiding the jaws of a great white shark.
The 'extremely rare' sighting took place on 'Seal Island', a small rock where large numbers of the pups congregate, in False Bay, South Africa.
When the seals enter the water, though, they are targeted by lurking great white sharks circling the rock.
The huge predators go undetected due to the imperfect light of the sunrise, before building up speed and launching themselves at the seals.
Although the pup was bitten by the shark, it eventually managed to escape its clutches.
A baby seal manages to escape the jaws of a great white shark near a small rock called 'seal island' in False Bay, South Africa
The huge great white sharks go undetected due to the imperfect light of the sunrise, before building up speed and
