So Hilarious But Emotional... Two Seals Who Had To Be Separated 'FaceTime' Each OtherTto Keep In Touch

Two seals in the United Kingdom are making their long-distance relationship work with the help of FaceTime.

Sija and Babyface are two common seals who were separated after living together for more than seven years, and recently "reconnected" through video chat, or "SealTime," according to officials from a park where one of the animals is living.

Sija and Babyface both lived in the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in the UK. The seals defied odds when the couple gave birth to two seal pups, despite the fact that Sija was taking contraception, and that Babyface's age should have made him too old to breed, said officials from Weymouth SEA LIFE Adventure Park.

After Sija's second pregnancy, it was decided that the two seals needed to be separated to prevent the birth of any more pups, the officials said. 

This past May, Sija was moved to a female-only enclosure in Weymouth SEA LIFE Adventure Park, where trainers say she is "thriving and happy" in her new home.

However, the animal care team trainers thought that she probably missed her old friend, and arranged for the two seals to "see" each other again through FaceTime.

“Sija has settled in really well with the other girls here, but we thought it would be nice for her and Babyface to keep in touch so we’ve arranged a video link," Fiona Smith, Displays Curator at Weymouth SEA LIFE, said.

“At first the seals were both unsure about approaching the iPad, but once they saw each other they nosed up to it which was really nice to see. It’s definitely the most high tech enclosure we have at Weymouth SEA LIFE so we’re really pleased that SealTime is a success!”