It seems the internet has a new heartthrob… and an unlikely one at that.
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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.
東山動物園に行ってきました♪ この暑いのにｗ シャバーニくんは確かにイケメンでイクメンでした。 pic.twitter.com/UGoVFoQT6J
— りょう(りょう丸 歌絵) (@ayajincyan) May 27, 2015
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…
東山動物園のイケメンゴリラ「シャバーニ」があまりに人気で・・・ ＮＨＫのローカルニュース内でも・・ このポーズはゴリラとは思えませんね・・ pic.twitter.com/xZpSpdcSqu
— minty (@razzzia) June 16, 2015
… and a strong physique that many can only aspire to.
モデルみたいに格好よくポーズをとる シャバーニ #シャバーニ #東山動植物園 #ファインダー越しの私の世界 #写真好きな人と繋がりたい pic.twitter.com/8Nxamk1B7p
— 葉月 (@hazukikameraman) May 31, 2015
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.
動物園いきたい #シャバーニ pic.twitter.com/vj5JZ8AajU
— チェ・ミキ (@mtop1205) June 3, 2015
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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