Meet the handsome gorilla who is driving women wild in Japan(SEE PHOTOS)

Young women all over Japan are using the phrase Ikemen when talking about the ape at Higashiyama Zoo - a word usually reserved handsome young men

Muscle-bound: Giant male gorilla Shabani is certainly a hit with the ladies

Meet Shabani, the handsome gorilla who is so good-looking women from all over Japan are flocking to swoon in his presence.
The hairy heartthrob lives in Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya - and is definitely the 'strong but silent' type.
Weighing in at 180kg, women from the furthest reaches country can't wait to see the muscular swinger in the flesh.

 

Frontin': Shabani strikes a pose for the fans gathered around his enclosure

According to reports, there is a constant crowd of female fans outside his enclosure, desperate for a glimpse of the giant ape.
The 18-year-old silverback wows fans with brooding good looks and rippling muscles.

 

Dat booty: The gorilla shakes what he got in front of the cameras

A western lowland gorilla, Shabani was raised at Sydney's Taronga Zoo but moved to Japan in 2007.
The tall drink of water has not always been so popular, but a flurry of posts on social media of his dramatic poses and steely gaze propelled him to stradom.

 

Poster boy: Shabani has even been used on an advertising campaign for his zoo

Young women all over Japan are using the phrase イケメン (Ikemen) when talking about the ape.
It is a word usually reserved for speaking about handsome young men, but in this gorilla's case they make an exception.

Flex: Shabani tenses his muscles - and the crowds go wild

His popularity has even led Higashiyama Zoo to use Shabani as a poster boy for its latest advertising campaign.

Source: Mirro