Video of panda frolicking in snow goes viral

Nizam Bakeri
January 24, 2016 16:44 MYT

Tian Tian's half brother, also born in China is now at San Diego Zoo - pix Twitter/NationalZoo

Winter Storm Jonas may hinder east coast residents of the United States from going out but it did not stop a giant panda from having a great time despite the cold weather.

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC yesterday has shared a video of its giant panda, Tian Tian happily rolling down the hills and playing around in the snow.

"Tian Tian woke up this morning to a lot of snow, and he was pretty excited about it," wrote a tweet by National Zoo.

Currently, the video has been viewed more than 34 million times and gained 1.3 million shares on Facebook.

The 125-kilogram male giant panda was born in 1997 at the China Conservation and Research Centre in Sichuan province of China.

Tian Tian woke up this morning to a lot of snow...and he was pretty excited about it. #Blizzard2016
Posted by Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Saturday, January 23, 2016

Tian Tian woke up this morning to a lot of snow, and he was pretty excited about it. #blizzard2016 pic.twitter.com/GrhI9t1u7j
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) January 23, 2016

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#Panda #Tian Tian #Washington D.C.