Rhino Celebrates His 12th Birthday Playing a Song on The Piano

A rhino at the Denver Zoo celebrated his 12th birthday with a performance of an original song that he played on the piano using his upper lip.  

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Bandhu, a male greater one-horned rhino, loves making music on the keyboard that his caretakers provide for him as part of his enrichment.  

In honor of his birthday on May 18, the Denver Zoo shared a heartwarming video of the talented animal tickling the ivories. 

The footage that was shared on Instagram shows a caretaker holding the instrument up to Bandhu's mouth as he bangs on the keys using his prehensile lip — each song different from the last. 

'It might be his birthday, but Bandhu wanted to treat you all to a special song he wrote all by himself,' the zoo captioned the video. 

'Using his prehensile lip to compose a tune is just one of the many ways we can use enrichment to mentally and physically stimulate the birthday boy.'  

The clip has been viewed nearly 25,000 times and received some love from the Philadelphia Zoo, which gushed: 'HE'S SO TALENTED.'

'We're getting the demo up o Spotify ASAP,' the Denver Zoo replied. 

Other animal lovers took to the comments to praise Bandhu's musical skills. 

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'This son slaps — I would buy it on iTunes,' one person wrote, while another said: 'Best thing we've seen all  dang day!'

'Best song ever,' someone else agreed.  

This article has been adapted from its original source.