These incredible photos show two grey seals going head to head in a brutal seaside battle amid the crashing waves.
The seals are seen in the throes of a vicious fight, pinning each other down and tearing into each other's backs at Horsey Beach, Norfolk.
Photographer Nick Hurst, of Lavenham, Suffolk, shared the stunning snaps - which show the fiercer side of these mighty mammals often seen as cute - on March 1.
Half of the world's grey seals are found on the British coast.
Incredible photos show brutal seaside battle between two mighty bulls on Norfolk coast
The striking images show two seals in the throes of a vicious fight at Horsey Beach, in Norfolk
They show the two bulls pinning each other down and tearing into one another's backs with sharp teeth
The pictures were captured by photographer Nick Hurst, 49, of Lavenham, Suffolk
By Joe Sheppard For Mailonline
7 March 2017
These incredible photos show two grey seals going head to head in a brutal seaside battle amid the crashing waves.
The seals are seen in the throes of a vicious fight, pinning each other down and tearing into each other's backs at Horsey Beach, Norfolk.
Photographer Nick Hurst, of Lavenham, Suffolk, shared the stunning snaps - which show the fiercer side of these mighty mammals often seen as cute - on March 1.
Nick, 49, said it is capturing 'exhilarating' moments like these that make wildlife photography so rewarding.
Nick said: 'It was a cold, windswept morning. The conditions were, however, perfect as the sun rose and the light was low catching the swell of the crashing waves on the beach.
'Seals tend to spend a lot of time just laying around on the sand banks. But this is punctuated by intense moments of males fighting and the most amazing courtship routines.'
The seals in the throes of a vicious fight were captured on camera at Horsey Beach in Norfolk
The bulls square up to one another. The photographs show the animals - often seen as cute - in a more aggressive light
In this dramatic picture, the seals wrestle on the sand as the waves crash around them
The left seal shows an expression of pain as his fierce opponent tears into his back with its sharp teeth
The mighty mammals are so engrossed in their battle as sea water washes over them in the morning sun
Heavyweight bout: Bull seals are very large animals and can weigh anything up to 900lbs
Photographer Nick Hurst, who captured the powerful images. He said it is 'exhilarating' pictures like those taken on Horsey Beach that make wildlife photography so rewarding
Try to get out of this one: One of the seals is pinned down in the showdown
One of the bulls raises his paw to come crashing down on his opponent who is going to bite his neck
The worthy opponents look exhausted as they flop down on to the brown sand
The seals are seen in the throes of a vicious fight, pinning each other down and tearing into each other's backs at Horsey Beach, Norfolk.
Photographer Nick Hurst, of Lavenham, Suffolk, shared the stunning snaps - which show the fiercer side of these mighty mammals often seen as cute - on March 1.
Half of the world's grey seals are found on the British coast.
Incredible photos show brutal seaside battle between two mighty bulls on Norfolk coast
The striking images show two seals in the throes of a vicious fight at Horsey Beach, in Norfolk
They show the two bulls pinning each other down and tearing into one another's backs with sharp teeth
The pictures were captured by photographer Nick Hurst, 49, of Lavenham, Suffolk
By Joe Sheppard For Mailonline
7 March 2017
These incredible photos show two grey seals going head to head in a brutal seaside battle amid the crashing waves.
The seals are seen in the throes of a vicious fight, pinning each other down and tearing into each other's backs at Horsey Beach, Norfolk.
Photographer Nick Hurst, of Lavenham, Suffolk, shared the stunning snaps - which show the fiercer side of these mighty mammals often seen as cute - on March 1.
Nick, 49, said it is capturing 'exhilarating' moments like these that make wildlife photography so rewarding.
Nick said: 'It was a cold, windswept morning. The conditions were, however, perfect as the sun rose and the light was low catching the swell of the crashing waves on the beach.
'Seals tend to spend a lot of time just laying around on the sand banks. But this is punctuated by intense moments of males fighting and the most amazing courtship routines.'
The bulls square up to one another. The photographs show the animals - often seen as cute - in a more aggressive light
In this dramatic picture, the seals wrestle on the sand as the waves crash around them
The left seal shows an expression of pain as his fierce opponent tears into his back with its sharp teeth
The mighty mammals are so engrossed in their battle as sea water washes over them in the morning sun
Heavyweight bout: Bull seals are very large animals and can weigh anything up to 900lbs
Photographer Nick Hurst, who captured the powerful images. He said it is 'exhilarating' pictures like those taken on Horsey Beach that make wildlife photography so rewarding
Try to get out of this one: One of the seals is pinned down in the showdown
One of the bulls raises his paw to come crashing down on his opponent who is going to bite his neck
The worthy opponents look exhausted as they flop down on to the brown sand
