Curious Lab Offer Sweet Kiss to Whale Shark that Visits Dog's Boat: 'I Felt So Lucky to See it'

Photo: @jadepursell_/Kennedy News

A friendlywhale sharkwas so determined to say “Hello!” to a Labrador that it stuck its giant head out of the water so the dog could give it a kiss.

Jade Pursell, 28, was diving with a friend off Ningaloo Reef, Australia, on September 23 when they came across the inquisitive fish who swam right up to their boat.

The 22-foot-long whale shark poked its head out of the water within feet of Pursell’sLabrador retrieverSailor.

The whale shark then poked its head out of the water again, and Sailor touched her nose with the whale shark’s snout.

“I was so happy. To see Sailor meet a whale shark, I honestly just felt overjoyed. Animals are incredible, and it couldn’t have gone any better,” she told SWNS.

The diver is happy her pet only offered the whale shark a peck and didn’t jump on the sea creature.

“It was such an innocent interaction; I felt so lucky to see it. To think Sailor is probably the only dog in the world to have kissed a whale shark is pretty special,” Pursell said.

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“I don’t know whether it was the squeaking noise Sailor was making in excitement or whether it could sense her, but they were face to face, and then came the kiss,” Sailor’s pet parent added.

source: people.com