Video of Zola’s ‘Maniac’ dancing goes viral

The video of, Zola, a 14-year-old gorilla dancing in a kiddie pool at the Dallas Zoo has gone viral with almost two million views on YouTube. The Zoo released the video of the gorilla thrashing, jumping and twirling about in the pool at the Zoo, which they describe as “breakdancing.”

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Published:27th Jun, 2017 at 5:30 AM

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Many viewers are comparing Zola’s dance to the famous water scene in the 1983 movie Flashdance and social media was quick to add the the Flashdance music, Maniac , to the video.

“Zola’s ‘dancing’ is really just a play behaviour (there was no breakdance music playing in the building, we promise),” the Dallas Zoo said in a news release. The zoo says the pool is part of an enrichment programme provides the primate with ‘mental and physical stimulation.’

This isn’t Zola’s first time in the spotlight. In 2011, Zola was filmed dancing in his cage at the Calgary Zoo, which went viral with four million views on YouTube.

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Video of Zola’s ‘Maniac’ dancing goes viral

The video of, Zola, a 14-year-old gorilla dancing in a kiddie pool at the Dallas Zoo has gone viral with almost two million views on YouTube. The Zoo released the video of the gorilla thrashing, jumping and twirling about in the pool at the Zoo, which they describe as “breakdancing.”

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