Meet Shabani, Japan’s Newest Zoo Hunk

George Clooney, move aside. There’s a new hunk in town, and he’s got Japanese women swooning.

Meet Shabani, the newest celebrity to grace the enclosures of Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Japan. He’s got everything you might want in a man: a strong jaw, strong muscles, even that killer look that can send pulses racing. We’re also kinda sure he has a soft, sensitive side. Nonetheless, this hearthrob has brought in more women visitors in the facility than the zoo officials remember.

Oh, and Shabani’s a gorilla.

◇◆東山動植物園◆◇ 今日は旦那sanと二人で東山動植物園に 行ってきたよぉｰ(*^O^*)♪メディアにも 取り上げられる､あの有名な イケメンゴリラのシャバーニ君っ☆!! 上手く撮れんやったけん拾い画ですが…;; 本当イケメンだったｰ(*´∀｀)!!大人気!!!! また会いに行こう～っ(^3^)/ #東山動植物園#シャバーニ

A photo posted by *SHIHO* (@shiho0601) on Jun 6, 2015 at 4:49am PDT

Shabani hails from Taronga Zoo in Sydney before moving to Japan in 2007. It was only until recently that he achieved his hunk status. His dashing good looks have inspired a devoted Twitter following that has since dubbed him a fine specimen of “ikemen“. The word itself (pronounced “Ih-kehmen”) means ” a cool, exciting, handsome young man”, or “super-hot guy” for short. Thirsty?

いまﾈｯﾄSNSで超人気☆ザッツ！イケメンゴリラ！！ その名は『シャバーニ』体重200キロ！ そのダンディな表情には半端ないオーラが！ 女性の皆さん俺に惚れるなよっ❤　笑 其れでは、皆さん今日も良い一日を♪ #東山動物園 #ゴリラ pic.twitter.com/6cwsiJUp5L

— よっちゃん (@utamarukousa) June 17, 2015

“He often rests his chin on his hands and looks intently at you,” zoo spokesman Takayuki Ishikawa shared with AFP. “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.”

In record time, Shibani got rocketed to meme-worthy status.

That handsome gorilla does look eerily similar to handsome George Clooney.#HigashiyamaZoo pic.twitter.com/M7OMVYrfHP

— Kate Cunningham (@KateLCunningham) June 26, 2015

Watch out, Derek Zoolander! This zoo isn’t big enough for the two of you.

Gorilla marketing: Blue Steel via @imgflip #shabani pic.twitter.com/LSud43kxq3

— Lisa Suhay (@NiceChess757) June 27, 2015

He’s beauty, he’s grace.

#Shabani‘s nickname ‘is #Ikemen (young extremely handsome guy) He has the ladies flocking to Japan’s #HigashiyamaZoo pic.twitter.com/mH0ursgML5

— Martin Horan (@MartinHoran1) June 26, 2015

Hey Justin Bieber, this is how you do it.

日本女性を虜にしたイケメンマッチョなゴリラ、シャバーニ氏が世界女性を魅了中 https://t.co/Kv6RBA5Xmm pic.twitter.com/8xgdjPP95X

— sakamobi (@sakamobi) June 27, 2015

“He’s a father and he always protects and looks over his children,” Ishikawa continues. “Zoo-goers think his kindness is attractive too.”

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