Video of Sea lion spotted sunbathing and relaxing on the beach goes viral

A hilarious holiday video of a relaxed sea lion sunbathing on a sun lounger at the beach has gone viral.

The video was uploaded to Facebook by tourist Paul van Loock and shows the animal soaking up the sunshine just like any other holidaymaker.

The adorable animal was filmed on a beach in Belgium.

Since uploading the footage, the video has earned more than 200,000 shares.

Social media users are giggling at the sea lion, who even mounted a sun lounger in its bid for a bit of relaxation.

Comments include "LOL awesome" and another social media user said: "Adorable!!! He looks so relaxed".

Another, John West, added: "I hope he brought sunscreen."

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Watch the hilarious video below.