Some Very Good Dogs Were Allowed to Explore Sea Life Sydney Aquarium While It's Temporarily Closed

At the moment, you and I can't go visit an Australian aquarium or zoo, as they're temporarily closed in a bid to contain COVID-19. But, the animals still need to be fed, the tanks cleaned and the littl'uns cared for. So, staff at Sea Life Sydney have made the most of the lack of visitors and taken some very special furry guests along for a day. And, yes, we've got the adorable photos to prove it.

Earlier this week, Sea Life's animal care team brought in their pet pooches to help them around the aquarium. Some of the tasks performed by the four-legged workers included feeding the resident sharks, dugong, penguins and fish; auditing the aquarium website; modelling merch; and attempting to send emails. As well as just general observation. Very important.

Ned, a golden labrador, did a lot of the latter. And looked very happy while he did. Typical golden lab, really.

Georgie the spaniel, slightly more serious, got stuck into emails. But maybe less successfully, by the look of that blank screen.

Dukdik, definitely the most productive of the canine staff, not only fed Pig the Dugong lettuce, but also worked hard on the website and modelled some Sea Life merch.

Hopefully these photos have given you some Friday warm fuzzies. Temporarily, at least.

This is not the first time Sea Life has taken us behind the scenes during COVID-19, either. The Sydney aquarium — and its outposts in Melbourne and on the Gold Coast — are regularly live streaming playtime with their marine residents. Already, we've seen baby penguins fed, explored a jellyfish exhibition and hung out with tiny seahorses.

To see what live-streams are coming up, head over to the Sea Life Facebook page.