Amazing moment wildlife photographer captured his wife getting a great big hug – from an ELEPHANT SEAL

AN elephant seal breaks the ice with a photographer’s wife by giving her a huge hug. The pup affectionately flopped on to Jess Taunton as she and hubby Chris Bray tried to snap king penguins in South Georgia, South America. The moment an elephant seal flops on to the photographer’s wife and appears to give her a huge hug. One of pups broke away from the group and began showing special interest in wildlife snapper Jess Taunton Chris, a geographic wildlife photographer from Christmas Island, Australia, said: “My wife Jess was lying down to take a shot… when a marauding gang of elephant seal pups decided to flop on over and give her a hug. “They’re as heavy as they are adorable, almost.” One of pups broke away from the group and began showing special interest in Jess. The video shows the curious creature repeatedly putting its body weight on top of Jessica as if it was giving her a big hug. Most read in World News MAJOR SHOCK New evidence about chief Maddie suspect leaves investigators 'shocked' 'STAY WITH ME' Woman mourns 'love of her life' hit by stray bullet while they were in bed BUM DEAL China brings back anal swab testing for Covid two weeks before Winter Olympics BEAST BREAKS LOOSE French cannibal ESCAPES and attacks woman in random targeting CAGE FIGHT Terrifying moment great white shark tries to smash through divers’ cage TREE TOTALLED Mechanic totals £2.5m Ferrari after smashing into tree stump on test drive