Adorable clip of Panda playing in snow at Toronto Zoo

Tom Marshall19 February 2016

A playful panda frolicks atop snow-covered logs in this adorable footage from a zoo in Canada.

The clip showing giant panda Da Mao playing in a snowstorm has been viewed more than 480,000 times since it was released by Toronto Zoo on Wednesday.

The animal woke up to find his enclosure blanketed in snow and promptly took advantage of the soft and slippery surface.

He tumbles down the slope head-over-heels, before climbing back up so he can have another go at rolling down.

Giant Panda climbing in the snow at Toronto Zoo

The zoo also released a clip of Da Mao climbing on some branches, which look too flimsy to carry his frame, before falling off – and then attempting another snow roll.

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