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4 poses of the best looking gorilla you will ever see!

Tokyo -Shabani is a giant gorilla lucky enough to be blessed with good looks, as good as they come for gorillas that is.

The 18-year-old silverback's rippling muscles have reportedly caused a stir at a Japanese zoo, with women flocking to check out the hunky pin-up.

Shabani scales at around 180 kilograms and has become the star attraction at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, and while he remains a wild animal he is perfectly good at striking smouldering poses only Derek Zoolander would be proud of!

"He often rests his chin on his hands and looks intently at you," zoo spokesman Takayuki Ishikawa told AFP on Friday.

"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."

Shabani, who has been at the zoo since 2007, shot to fame after being made the campaign model for the zoo's spring festival earlier this year, Ishikawa said, adding that the ape's paternal skills are also a big hit with women.

"He's a father and he always protects and looks over his children," he said. "Zoo-goers think his kindness is attractive too."

Here are the 4 poses that made Shabani famous:

This is my good side...

Don't mess with the best!

Fancy a snack? I prefer grass myself...

Oh hey boo...

(AFP Photos)

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