Diver holding hands with a grey seal is the underwater video you've been waiting for

By: Will Goodman
Topics: Winning! ,; Animal Antics

(CBS News) This right here is the underwater viral video you've been waiting for, but never realized... until now. Watch an amazing moment caught on film of a scuba diver holding hands with a grey seal in the video above and prepare to have your jaw drop to the floor.

I never truly understood what The Beatles meant when they sang "I want to hold your hand" until this very moment, because I so wish I could be that scuba diver right now! The stunning underwater clip was posted to YouTube by underwater wildlife cameraman Ben Burville who writes:

Grey seal interacts with Ben Burville "Seal diver" off Northumberland coast. The front flippers of the seal can grasp much like a human hand.

It reminds me a bit of the startling and beautiful footage we posted about earlier this month of dolphins swimming underwater. And it goes without saying (though I'll go ahead and say it anyways) that this video has earned a big triple-rainbow salute of wonder and awe from all of us here at The Feed. Thank you so much for deciding to hold the hand of that grey seal and share the moment with us and the world, Ben! To check out more amazing underwater footage and photography, you can visit Ben Burville's YouTube page by clicking here.

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by audemus August 31, 2012 9:27 PM EDT: Did the diver notice the claws and teeth on this creature ? I think he was probably being sized up for a meal.; Reply to this comment


by phwtb100 August 31, 2012 10:35 AM EDT: He makes this look way too easy. While I am amazed as a diver myself and envious at the same time, I also know this didn't just 'happen'. He had to have spent a lot of time in the presence of this seal to have it be that calm. Wild is WILD, plain and simple.

I truly hope no one sees this and decides to try it on their own.; Reply to this comment


by dzemog1 August 30, 2012 11:56 PM EDT: Uh....I agree with you Ladycast, but how does that have anything to do with the video and this story???; Reply to this comment