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This seal delightedly hugging a toy version of itself is your new wallpaper

Cuteness overload.
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Yvette Tan
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There are few things cuter than a seal -- except perhaps for one hugging a plushie version of itself.

This seal at Mombetsu Land, an attraction in Japan's Hokkaido prefecture, was handed a soft toy seal by zoo staff.

It was clearly love at first sight for the seal, who even let its furry new companion go for a ride on its back.

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And we're clearly not the only ones who are swooning.

The tweet by Mombetsu Land has gone on to be shared some 24,000 times.

And if you're still not convinced.

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That is all.

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Yvette Tan

Yvette is a Viral Content Reporter at Mashable Asia. She was previously reporting for BBC's Singapore bureau and Channel NewsAsia.

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