Adorable video of wild grey seal shaking hands with diver melts hearts online

As the video went viral, Burville shared his other interaction with grey seals informing netizens that they shouldn't reach out to or disturb seals when they are hauled out.

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The man shared many adorable videos of the wild grey seals to start a conversation about the sea animal’s conservation. (Source: Ben Burville/ Youtube)

An adorable moment between a seal and a scuba diver is melting hearts online. A deep-sea diver, Ben Burville, who specialises in filming UK marine life, shared the moment on Twitter, where the seal not only appears to shake hands with him but also responds to head scratches and tickles.

The video shows a wild grey seal, which is primarily found in the North Sea, approaching the man, a doctor by profession. Describing the incident as one of “mutual trust”, Burville wrote on Twitter, “He is not a pet or tame. Yet despite this, he chooses to trust. He chooses to initiate interaction with a human.”

Watch the video here:

WATCH: A playful gray seal appears to ‘shake hands’ with an underwater cameraman pic.twitter.com/h0TjESnnoI

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 31, 2019

The sweet encounter filmed off the Northumberland coast, in the UK, has struck a chord with many nature lovers. As the video went viral, Burville shared his other interactions with grey seals, cautioning netizens that they shouldn’t reach out to or disturb seals when they are hauled out. “Only when underwater do they feel at ease,” he said, adding “BUT do not approach seals if they are lying motionless in gulleys or on the seabed -they are sleeping!”

He shared other adorable videos to raise awareness of how the seal population was declining.

Check out other videos shared by him here:

My #DiveBuddy looking relaxed
I am very lucky to have this kind of unique access #nature #wildlife #calm pic.twitter.com/qTBmJzBchI

— Ben Burville (@Sealdiver) July 29, 2019

Rare seals – 38% of the world population of grey seals can be found around the UK coast -latest estimate of 150,000 grey seals breed around UK.
Less grey seals in world than African elephants! (c. 395K vs 415K)
Protect & respect #wildlife @Seasaver @SealScotland https://t.co/zooPY1j4Xm

— Ben Burville (@Sealdiver) July 29, 2019

This wild grey seal lives in the #NorthSea
He feeds himself
He finds his own place to sleep, rest, play
He is not a pet or tame

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Yet despite this he chooses to #trust
He chooses to initiate interaction with a human

How little we really understand about #nature pic.twitter.com/zxBV9ZoXk8

— Ben Burville (@Sealdiver) July 28, 2019

𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲
BIG thanks to @farnesdiving @mickycraig999 & @FreeScubaUK for some excellent diving today pic.twitter.com/hELL5Buavl

— Ben Burville (@Sealdiver) July 28, 2019

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