Tian Tian the giant panda takes a bubble bath at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Screenshot: Storyful
"Rub-a-dub-dub Tian Tian in a tub!" the video's description reads.
The zoo said Tian Tian is more hygenic than his cousins in the wild.
"He really soaked it up. He rubbed it on his ears -- which is called scent-anointing. (Wait for the tail wiggle!) Pandas do not bathe regularly in the wild, but when Tian Tian is in rut -- meaning he's exhibiting behaviors associated with breeding season -- he especially likes to play in water," officials wrote.
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