Women In Japan Are Crushing On This Good-Looking Gorilla Big Time

It seems the internet has a new heartthrob… and an unlikely one at that.

Meet Shabani, a brooding primate living at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Japan.

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Shabani is a Western Lowland Gorilla who has been in the zoo since 2007. But it’s only now at the prime age of 18 that he’s getting all this attention.

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“He is more buff than most gorillas and he’s at his peak physically. We’ve seen a rise in the number of female visitors — women say he’s very good-looking,” said zoo spokesperson Takayuki Ishikawa.

Indeed, he’s become quite popular with the ladies — human ladies — thanks to his incredibly chiseled features.

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He also has amazingly soulful eyes and a piercing gaze that would be quite right for a magazine spread…

… and a strong physique that many can only aspire to.

With the way that he seems to be hamming it up for his audience, he’s probably well aware of what a fine specimen he is.

No wonder Japanese women have branded him ikeman, or “extremely good-looking guy.” Some have even gone as far as calling him “sexy.”

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Well, it may seem a bit bizarre to label a gorilla “sexy”, but we definitely agree with one thing — Shabani is one fine specimen, indeed.

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