Viewers weren’t exactly tickled pink.
Fishermen have sparked mixed reactions online over a seemingly innocent TikTok video trend in which they film themselves playfully “tickling” stingrays that they’ve caught.
The most viral clip, which boasts 92.9 million views, shows the stingray laying on its back so that its mouth and gill slits evoke a smiling emoji.
“How do you tickle a fish,” announces the unnamed narrator — known as @mafishguy on TikTok — before repeatedly shouting “tickle” as he runs his gloved fingers rapidly along the prone shark relative’s belly.
In response to the tickle attack, the spreadeagled stingray opens its mouth and scrunches it into what looks like a grin. The cartilaginous critter also curls up its pectoral wings as if imitating a human in the throes of a laughing fit.
Unfortunately, his stingray stroking stunt wasn’t a one-off. The clip was also featured in a YouTube compilation showing TikTok anglers from various countries pulling the same gag, with one even dubbing canned laughter over the fish’s mouth movements.
As expected, many viewers were tickled pink by the clip.
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