It's not just human babies who like cuddling a soft toy to bring them comfort and happiness.

不是只有人类才喜欢抱着能给他们带来安慰和快乐的毛绒玩具。

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.

在收到动物园工作人员给的毛绒动物玩具后，一只着了迷的小海豹一直抱着这个和自己很像的玩具，而这可爱的一幕被一组照片记录了下来。

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，这个名叫日和的哺乳动物紧紧地把酷似自己的玩具抱在怀里，在镜头面前打着滚，脸上露出了纯粹的笑容。

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.

给日和玩具的工作人员是来自日本北海道的纹别海洋公园。同样的玩具也给了海豹馆的其他海豹，看起来也都十分受欢迎。

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.

日和开心地让这个小玩具骑到了自己背上，甚至用自己的鼻子蹭它的塑料鼻子。似乎这个糊涂的小海豹把玩具当成了自己的孩子。

The mammal couldn't look more content with his new toy and appears reluctant to ever let it go

它对自己的这一新玩具表现出了**的满足，似乎永远都不想和它分离。

A tweet by Mombetsu Land about the seal and his antics has gone on to be shared over 24,000 times