Delightful images show the mammal, believed to be called Hiyori, clutching the inanimate look-alike to his chest with an expression of pure joy on his face as he poses for the camera and rolls on his back.
Hiyori was handed the present by zoo staff at Mombetsu Land, an attraction in Japan's Hokkaido district. The toy was also offered to the other seals living in Seal Paradise and it seems to have been a hit all round.
Gleefully, Hiyori lets the miniature creature ride on its back and even rubs his nose against its plastic one. It appears the besotted seal may see the toy as one of its own pups.
It's not just human babies who like cuddling a soft toy to bring them comfort and happiness.
不是只有人類才喜歡抱著能給他們帶來安慰和快樂的毛絨玩具。
An infatuated seal has been hugging a toy version of itself in an adorable selection of photos after zoo staff gifted him the fluffy animal.
在收到動物園工作人員給的毛絨動物玩具後，一隻著了迷的小海豹一直抱著這個和自己很像的玩具，而這可愛的一幕被一組照片記錄了下來。
Delightful images show the mammal, believed to be called Hiyori, clutching the inanimate look-alike to his chest with an expression of pure joy on his face as he poses for the camera and rolls on his back.
照片中，這個名叫日和的哺乳動物緊緊地把酷似自己的玩具抱在懷裡，在鏡頭面前打著滾，臉上露出了純粹的笑容。
Hiyori was handed the present by zoo staff at Mombetsu Land, an attraction in Japan's Hokkaido district. The toy was also offered to the other seals living in Seal Paradise and it seems to have been a hit all round.
給日和玩具的工作人員是來自日本北海道的紋別海洋公園。同樣的玩具也給了海豹館的其他海豹，看起來也都十分受歡迎。
Gleefully, Hiyori lets the miniature creature ride on its back and even rubs his nose against its plastic one. It appears the besotted seal may see the toy as one of its own pups.
日和開心地讓這個小玩具騎到了自己背上，甚至用自己的鼻子蹭它的塑料鼻子。似乎這個糊塗的小海豹把玩具當成了自己的孩子。
The mammal couldn't look more content with his new toy and appears reluctant to ever let it go
它對自己的這一新玩具表現出了**的滿足，似乎永遠都不想和它分離。
A tweet by Mombetsu Land about the seal and his antics has gone on to be shared over 24,000 times