Story By: Lee Bullen, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report

Video Credit: AsiaWire/@striker_tahana

This viral footage viewed over four million times shows an adorable white duck chasing after a gaggle of geese in a heartwarming bid to be part of the gang.

The incident was filmed at Chiba Zoological Park in the city of Chiba located in the eastern Japanese prefecture of the same name and posted on Twitter by netizen ‘Striker Tahana’ where it has been seen 3.9 million times.

In the adorable footage, a gaggle of white geese is seen sprinting towards an enclosure, honking as they go.

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They catch the attention of a goat that calmly strolls behind them, but a frantic white duck is seen lagging behind the gaggle, apparently believing it is one of them.

Trying desperately to catch up, the duck waddles into one of the enclosures hoping to rejoin its ‘family’.

‘Striker Tahana’ commented: “The duck was so cute, trying to catch up to the geese returning home.”

Chiba Zoological Park opened in 1985 and houses over 149 different animals. Although the zoo is well-known for its red pandas, many Japanese visitors believed that the duck chase was the highlight of the day.

Netizens’ comments included “thanks for making my day, it’s so cute”, “I was there when this happened and it was so adorable”, and “I love how it tried its best to catch them”.