Heartwarming moment man and his pet donkey 'cry' as they are reunited after two months without seeing each other during Spain's coronavirus lockdown

This is the heartwarming moment a tearful man was reunited with his pet donkey after two months without seeing each other during Spain's coronavirus lockdown. 

Ismael Fernández could not wait any longer to visit the family farm in Malaga earlier this week after the local government eased Covid-19 restrictions. 

It meant that the 38-year-old would not only get to see his brother, but also his beloved female pet donkey Baldomera. 

Tear-jerking footage shows the two friends coming face-to-face for the first time - with Ismael breaking down in tears and Baldomera braying loudly. 

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Ismael Fernández is heard in the video crying as he petted Baldomera after not seeing her for over two months due to lockdown measures that were imposed by the government of Spain to combat the coronavirus pandemic

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Ismael Fernández shared the emotional reunion he had Monday with his pet donkey Baldomera at his family's farm in the southern Spain city of Malaga. He opened an Instagram account for the donkey, @Baldomerayyo, and uploaded the selfie above as the first post

Ismael had no idea how Baldomera would react upon seeing him and recorded the moment he approached the fenced-off area at the farm in El Borge.

Baldomera is seen in the video slowly trotting toward Fernández, who subsequently stroked her furry head while asking her where she had been.

Ismael soon started to well up and sobbed behind the camera as Baldomera started braying.

'I am not ashamed that you hear me cry because here is one of the most unconditional demonstrations of love that exist,' Fernández wrote on a Facebook post that included a selfie of him and the donkey. 

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Baldomera (pictured) at Ismael Fernández's family farm in the Malaga town of El Barge

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Baldomera apparently let out a cry of joy while her owner Ismael Fernández cried after they saw each other for the first time since March

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The Facebook footage went viral, drawing more than 2,000 impressions and over 1,700 shares

The marketing director said Baldomera even seemed overwhelmed from the emotional encounter.

He said: 'I am not ashamed that you hear me crying [in the video] because it was a demonstration of unconditional love.

'Baldomera was kind of crying too when she saw me getting upset. It was the most touching moment I have ever experienced.'

The footage went viral and has been shared thousands of times online.

The emotional meeting drove Fernández to create an Instagram account under the username @Baldomerayyo [Baldomera and I].

The account's first post was a selfie of both of them together.