Footage captured by Aldrine Lapena shows the animal keeper gently rotating the sea creature against the wall in front of guests at Cebu Ocean Park in Cebu.
Entertained diners can be seen filming the leviathan as it visibly enjoys playtime on September 3.
Last year, an animal keeper inside the huge aquarium hugged a baby shark while spinning around, as if they were dancing.
The adorable moment between the ocean park’s diver and lemon shark, which was captured on video by TikTok user Chyreen Ray, also caught attention online.
She uploaded the video on TikTok on Dec. 29, 2024, which has since garnered 5.9 likes, 15,800 comments and 375,300 saves.
“This is just so cute,” she captioned her post.
@chyreenray this is just so cuteðŸ˜ðŸ«¶#oceanpark #cebu #@Cebu Ocean Park ♬ My baby my baby – MadZ
Many praised the lemon shark in the comments section.
“It’s a lemon shark. They are harmless and clingy towards humans,” a TikTok user said.
“I LOVE LEMON SHARKS SO BAD,” another commented.
“To love and be loved,” an online user wrote.
“I’ve just realised, fish never get cuddles,” a TikTok user said.
“He’s a Disney princess,” an online user said, referring to the driver.
“The other fish are twirling around him too,” another commented.
The uploader responded that “the fish were being fed, so they kept following diver.”
Stingrays are social animals and often interact with humans. However, outside of mating and feeding times, some can become solitary.
— Rosette Adel; Newsflare via Reuters Connect
