Watch This Gorilla Bust a Move in a Zoo

First Published: 2:21 PM PDT, April 13, 2016

The gorilla can really boogie down.

A gorilla was caught on camera dancing up a storm inside a British zoo.

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Lope, a three-year-old, silverback gorilla was caught by Helen Fairhead dancing inside the Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire, England.

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Video of the dancing primate was posted online on Monday and has been seen over one million times.

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The zoo’s director of life science, Dr. Chartlotte Macdonald told BBC the gorilla's dancing is evidence of him playing, which according to her, is an important aspect of a young ape's behavior.

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The gorilla can really boogie down.

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