Polar bear dives towards zoo worker and plays with him through the glass of his aquarium in Belgium
by Jordan King For Mailonline- A polar bear and a zoo worker adorably play together at Belgium's Pairi Daiza zoo
- The zoo has one of the largest bear enclosures in the world with a seawater basin
- They also have a large ice cave where the temperature remains below freezing
A polar bear and a zoo worker put on an adorable display through the glass of the animal's new aquatic enclosure.
The unlikely friends were filmed playing together at the Land of the Cold, at Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette, western Belgium.
The zoo worker stands outside the polar bear's underwater enclosure and touches the glass to get the giant animal's attention.
As the bear looks at the worker and starts to swim towards him the worker, wearing a high-vis waistcoat darts to a different location and the bear pauses before changing course.
The pair repeat this unlikely game of chase routine an impressed onlooker exclaims' 'Wow!'
The zoo said: 'We keep polar bears, walruses, reindeer and Siberian tigers in huge enclosures that mimic their natural habitat as closely as possible.
'We have built one of the largest polar bear enclosures in the world, complete with a huge basin of chilled seawater, where the public can also view the animals underwater.
'In addition, there is also a large ice cave where the animals can enter and where the temperature remains permanently below freezing point.
'We built The Land of the Cold because these beautiful animals, especially polar bears and walruses, are no longer safe in their natural habitats.
'Both the polar bear and the walrus are highly threatened by the greatest danger on earth, humans.
'Oil drilling in the polar region and maritime transport are also endangering this habitat.
'The Land of the Cold has also built a gigantic resort with 50 suites, where our visitors can spend the night in underwater rooms near the polar bears and walruses.