The nine-year-old primate, who is one of eight highly-endangered Western Lowland gorillas currently living at the Calgary Zoo, apparently loves water.

And in the video above you can see just how much, as he pulls out all his best moves for the camera.

Zola's keepers say he gets so excited about playing in puddles that he breaks out into spontaneous little dances to express his happiness - in this case, he pulls out a pretty impressive spin followed by a nice bout of hot-stepping.

It's pretty clear he's loving it too - you can make out the beginnings of an excited smile as his mouth opens midway through his routine.

Zola finds himself in Calgary as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums gorilla species survival plan.

As part of this programme Zola is given daily 'enrichment activities', which are planned according to his specific tastes and enjoyments.

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