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Maternal instict can be extended to others as well. This was displayed by a cat who licks her master's toddler like she would do to her own kittens. The sleepy toddler on its part snuggled up to the black and white cat, reported mirror.co.uk.

Parents of the child shared the heart-warming video of their toddler licked by the cat.

The toddler named Hazel shares a cot with her family pet, who licks her clean. The black and white moggie licks Hazel as if the child is one of her kittens.

In the video the adorable baby, wearing a pink body suit, snuggles closer to the friendly pussy cat who licks her head.

Parents of Hazel shot a video of their cat cleaning Hazel and uploaded it on Youtube. The parents said that Hazel loves to snuggle with their cat and sometimes the moggie grooms her clean.

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