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Oct. 12, 2016 / 3:32 PM

Polar bear shows off underwater basketball skills at Wisconsin zoo

A polar bear at the Milwaukee Zoo channels his inner underwater Kobe. Screenshot: Newsflare

A polar bear at the Milwaukee Zoo channels his inner underwater Kobe. Screenshot: Newsflare

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A talented polar bear at a Wisconsin zoo shocked visitors by showing off his basketball skills in an underwater demonstration.

The video, posted to YouTube by Sam Telin, shows the polar bear at the Milwaukee Zoo using its paws to dribble the ball underwater.

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Onlookers were stunned by the bear's impressive ball control.

"We were lucky to get in early, and see a playful polar bear showing off his killer crossover dribble," Telin wrote.

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